RE: latch free - library cache

Dilip,

Have you checked the other sessions holding the 'library cache latch'? Since you have set CURSOR_SHARING = FORCE on an Apps 11i database, I assume that you have some Custom code that uses literals rather than bind vars? The best starting point to troubleshooting this problem is to start looking at all sessions that are holding this latch and the SQLs that they have either executed or are executing - there are SQLs out there that can show you the currently executing SQLs as well as look at V$OPEN_CURSOR for those sessions - and look for clues...

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John Kanagaraj
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dilip [mailto:dilip7772002_at_indiatimes.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:37 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: latch free - library cache
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> Hi List,
>
> DB 8.1.7.4.0 on Sun sparc solaris 2.6
> This is oracle applications 11.5.4
>
> One of the program was running for very long time. So checked
> out v$session_wait for that perticular session. It was
> waiting on 'latch free' and from P2 column and v$latch, found
> out that it is waiting for library cache latch.
> Now docs says this is related to shared pool fragmentation.
> So checked v$sgastat where it showed 38M space free in the
> shared pool (Total shared pool is 800 MB). But it didnt throw
> ORA-4031 and the process was running for last 17 hours. I
> looked at v$librarycache and v$latchholder but didn't get any clue.
> At last, I flushed the shared pool but still that session was
> waiting on same wait event. Finally I had to kill the
> session. I am facing this situation once or twice in
> production and everytime I can't kill the session.
>
> Can somebody tell me how should I debug furthur and go to the
> root cause of the problem. Does this mean I need to increse
> the shared pool ? CURSOR_SHARING is kept to FORCE.
>
> Thanks,
> ~Dilip
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