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Re: Suggestions Needed: Latch free - library cache

From: Ryan <ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net>
Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2004 09:29:26 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005DC478.20040109092926@fatcity.com>


I remember readign that article and I thought the results that the contention was very minor? Steve, are you monitoring?

It seemed like one of those things that its so minor its not really something to worry about?
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> > > To the OP: Other people point out common reasons for library cache
latch
> > > contention. A less common reason is extensive use of public synonyms.
> > > If that's the reason, you also see row cache objects latch contention.
> >
> > I'm not sure that's right. If everyone uses a public synonym, then
> > you get one sql text, and one cursor. I think the contention appears
> > because everyone has to have a 'non-existent' reference in memory
> > to say that they don't own an object with the same name as the public
> > synonym - consequently if you have lots of users who have to check
> > long chains of 'non-existent' then the latches get held for longer
> > periods of time.
>
> Hi Jonathan,
>
> I don't see how your statement contradicts the claim that heavy use of
public
> synonyms causes contention for not only library cache latches but also row
> cache objects latches. What I had in mind is Steve Adams' test. Here's the
URL
> http://www.ixora.com.au/newsletter/2001_05.htm#synonyms. If I understand
right,
> the additional row cache objects latch gets are for synonym translations,
> particularly public synonym translations.
>
> Yong Huang
>
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