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I have a java program which updates a table in oracle database.



I have tried it using a single JDBC connection and it's very slow and takes hours to complete.



I'm trying to use HikariCP to make a connection pool and have multiple threads get separate connections from the pool.



Suppose I have 6 threads and 5 database connections in the pool and 5 of the threads call the HikariDataSource.getConnection() method. Will each of them get a separate db connection object?



If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?



If no, how do I get them separate connections?










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    Why don't you just test it?
    – JB Nizet
    Nov 20 at 7:37






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    Generally speaking with connection pools you want to get a connection per unit of work not per, for example, thread. A unit of work on a database is typically a transaction. This may seem wasteful, constantly taking and returning connections - but it's exactly this that makes pools valuable; you may be able to have many fewer connections than workers.
    – Boris the Spider
    Nov 20 at 7:49










  • @JBNizet I tested it as you suggested and the results turned out to be the same as answered.
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:23
















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I have a java program which updates a table in oracle database.



I have tried it using a single JDBC connection and it's very slow and takes hours to complete.



I'm trying to use HikariCP to make a connection pool and have multiple threads get separate connections from the pool.



Suppose I have 6 threads and 5 database connections in the pool and 5 of the threads call the HikariDataSource.getConnection() method. Will each of them get a separate db connection object?



If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?



If no, how do I get them separate connections?










share|improve this question




















  • 1




    Why don't you just test it?
    – JB Nizet
    Nov 20 at 7:37






  • 1




    Generally speaking with connection pools you want to get a connection per unit of work not per, for example, thread. A unit of work on a database is typically a transaction. This may seem wasteful, constantly taking and returning connections - but it's exactly this that makes pools valuable; you may be able to have many fewer connections than workers.
    – Boris the Spider
    Nov 20 at 7:49










  • @JBNizet I tested it as you suggested and the results turned out to be the same as answered.
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:23














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I have a java program which updates a table in oracle database.



I have tried it using a single JDBC connection and it's very slow and takes hours to complete.



I'm trying to use HikariCP to make a connection pool and have multiple threads get separate connections from the pool.



Suppose I have 6 threads and 5 database connections in the pool and 5 of the threads call the HikariDataSource.getConnection() method. Will each of them get a separate db connection object?



If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?



If no, how do I get them separate connections?










share|improve this question















I have a java program which updates a table in oracle database.



I have tried it using a single JDBC connection and it's very slow and takes hours to complete.



I'm trying to use HikariCP to make a connection pool and have multiple threads get separate connections from the pool.



Suppose I have 6 threads and 5 database connections in the pool and 5 of the threads call the HikariDataSource.getConnection() method. Will each of them get a separate db connection object?



If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?



If no, how do I get them separate connections?







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    Why don't you just test it?
    – JB Nizet
    Nov 20 at 7:37






  • 1




    Generally speaking with connection pools you want to get a connection per unit of work not per, for example, thread. A unit of work on a database is typically a transaction. This may seem wasteful, constantly taking and returning connections - but it's exactly this that makes pools valuable; you may be able to have many fewer connections than workers.
    – Boris the Spider
    Nov 20 at 7:49










  • @JBNizet I tested it as you suggested and the results turned out to be the same as answered.
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:23














  • 1




    Why don't you just test it?
    – JB Nizet
    Nov 20 at 7:37






  • 1




    Generally speaking with connection pools you want to get a connection per unit of work not per, for example, thread. A unit of work on a database is typically a transaction. This may seem wasteful, constantly taking and returning connections - but it's exactly this that makes pools valuable; you may be able to have many fewer connections than workers.
    – Boris the Spider
    Nov 20 at 7:49










  • @JBNizet I tested it as you suggested and the results turned out to be the same as answered.
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:23








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Why don't you just test it?
– JB Nizet
Nov 20 at 7:37




Why don't you just test it?
– JB Nizet
Nov 20 at 7:37




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1




Generally speaking with connection pools you want to get a connection per unit of work not per, for example, thread. A unit of work on a database is typically a transaction. This may seem wasteful, constantly taking and returning connections - but it's exactly this that makes pools valuable; you may be able to have many fewer connections than workers.
– Boris the Spider
Nov 20 at 7:49




Generally speaking with connection pools you want to get a connection per unit of work not per, for example, thread. A unit of work on a database is typically a transaction. This may seem wasteful, constantly taking and returning connections - but it's exactly this that makes pools valuable; you may be able to have many fewer connections than workers.
– Boris the Spider
Nov 20 at 7:49












@JBNizet I tested it as you suggested and the results turned out to be the same as answered.
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:23




@JBNizet I tested it as you suggested and the results turned out to be the same as answered.
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:23












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Will each of them get a separate db connection object?




Each thread ask connection, if available gets a separate db connection object




If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?




If no available connection it will wait until connection is released to pool and take it, if it won't get connection until timeout defined, it will throw a timeout exception




If no, how do I get them separate connections?




Irrelevant, because each thread will get different connection



About HikariCP and concurrency:




HikariCP contains a custom lock-free collection called a ConcurrentBag. The idea was borrowed from the C# .NET ConcurrentBag class, but the internal implementation quite different. The ConcurrentBag provides...




  • A lock-free design

  • ThreadLocal caching

  • Queue-stealing

  • Direct hand-off optimizations


...resulting in a high degree of concurrency, extremely low latency, and minimized occurrences of false-sharing.







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  • You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:06






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    @uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:09










  • Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:12






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    @uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:14










  • So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:15











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Will each of them get a separate db connection object?




Each thread ask connection, if available gets a separate db connection object




If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?




If no available connection it will wait until connection is released to pool and take it, if it won't get connection until timeout defined, it will throw a timeout exception




If no, how do I get them separate connections?




Irrelevant, because each thread will get different connection



About HikariCP and concurrency:




HikariCP contains a custom lock-free collection called a ConcurrentBag. The idea was borrowed from the C# .NET ConcurrentBag class, but the internal implementation quite different. The ConcurrentBag provides...




  • A lock-free design

  • ThreadLocal caching

  • Queue-stealing

  • Direct hand-off optimizations


...resulting in a high degree of concurrency, extremely low latency, and minimized occurrences of false-sharing.







share|improve this answer























  • You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:06






  • 2




    @uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:09










  • Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:12






  • 2




    @uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:14










  • So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:15
















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Will each of them get a separate db connection object?




Each thread ask connection, if available gets a separate db connection object




If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?




If no available connection it will wait until connection is released to pool and take it, if it won't get connection until timeout defined, it will throw a timeout exception




If no, how do I get them separate connections?




Irrelevant, because each thread will get different connection



About HikariCP and concurrency:




HikariCP contains a custom lock-free collection called a ConcurrentBag. The idea was borrowed from the C# .NET ConcurrentBag class, but the internal implementation quite different. The ConcurrentBag provides...




  • A lock-free design

  • ThreadLocal caching

  • Queue-stealing

  • Direct hand-off optimizations


...resulting in a high degree of concurrency, extremely low latency, and minimized occurrences of false-sharing.







share|improve this answer























  • You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:06






  • 2




    @uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:09










  • Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:12






  • 2




    @uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:14










  • So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:15














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Will each of them get a separate db connection object?




Each thread ask connection, if available gets a separate db connection object




If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?




If no available connection it will wait until connection is released to pool and take it, if it won't get connection until timeout defined, it will throw a timeout exception




If no, how do I get them separate connections?




Irrelevant, because each thread will get different connection



About HikariCP and concurrency:




HikariCP contains a custom lock-free collection called a ConcurrentBag. The idea was borrowed from the C# .NET ConcurrentBag class, but the internal implementation quite different. The ConcurrentBag provides...




  • A lock-free design

  • ThreadLocal caching

  • Queue-stealing

  • Direct hand-off optimizations


...resulting in a high degree of concurrency, extremely low latency, and minimized occurrences of false-sharing.







share|improve this answer















Will each of them get a separate db connection object?




Each thread ask connection, if available gets a separate db connection object




If yes, then, will the thread be in blocked/ waiting state, when it calls the getConnection method or it executes the remaining code with a null connection?




If no available connection it will wait until connection is released to pool and take it, if it won't get connection until timeout defined, it will throw a timeout exception




If no, how do I get them separate connections?




Irrelevant, because each thread will get different connection



About HikariCP and concurrency:




HikariCP contains a custom lock-free collection called a ConcurrentBag. The idea was borrowed from the C# .NET ConcurrentBag class, but the internal implementation quite different. The ConcurrentBag provides...




  • A lock-free design

  • ThreadLocal caching

  • Queue-stealing

  • Direct hand-off optimizations


...resulting in a high degree of concurrency, extremely low latency, and minimized occurrences of false-sharing.








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  • You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:06






  • 2




    @uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:09










  • Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:12






  • 2




    @uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:14










  • So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:15


















  • You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:06






  • 2




    @uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:09










  • Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:12






  • 2




    @uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
    – user7294900
    Nov 20 at 8:14










  • So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
    – uneq95
    Nov 20 at 8:15
















You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:06




You seem right. I am trying to test it using 2 connections in db pool and 3 threads. The 3rd thread is always in the waiting state. How do I return back the connection to the pool?
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:06




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2




@uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
– user7294900
Nov 20 at 8:09




@uneq95 you must close connection when finish using it, Hikari won't do it for you, see stackoverflow.com/questions/2225221/…
– user7294900
Nov 20 at 8:09












Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:12




Won't the pool have to open a new connection, if I close the existing connection?
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:12




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@uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
– user7294900
Nov 20 at 8:14




@uneq95 after closing connection, the connection will return to connection pool
– user7294900
Nov 20 at 8:14












So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:15




So, the close() method doesn't really close the connection, it releases any database resources (cursors, handles, etc) the connection may be holding on to, right?
– uneq95
Nov 20 at 8:15


















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