> Yes, each connection gets a time-slice to run, then stops and waits for > other threads to run.
That makes a lot of sense. > [...] when Firebird SuperServer > is heavily loaded, the garbage collect thread doesn't get enough time to run > and garbage builds up, gradually to the point that it affects performance. > Fortunately, it doesn't attract rats. Oh! If it's not rats, I will then need to check what is making that strange noise inside my computer! :-) > > would my plain "insert into () > > values ()" query "provoke" the garbage collection? > > > > I don't know. There may be some interaction with indexes that causes it to > look at other records. I see... a lot of testing time ahead of me! Thank you very very much for your time and answers, Ann. You've been very helpful! Best regards, Fernando
