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SQL Server on Linux: Scatter/Gather == Vectored I/O

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Scatter/gather capabilities allow more efficient memory to disk transfers reducing redundant memory copies, sorting and other activities applications may require to gain improved I/O performance. On Linux the total number of buffers that can be read or written, in a single ABI request, is capped at 2048.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

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​​ With new ​​ innovations ​​ come ​​ new terms, designs, ​​ and ​​ algorithms. This is different from ​​ the reference count design ​​ that was ​​ used in SQL Server 7.0 and ​​ 2000.

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