Re: SQL with BIND_EQUIV_FAILURE repeatedly creates same range over and over again

From: Martin Klier - Performing Databases GmbH <martin.klier_at_performing-db.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 09:03:47 +0100 (CET)
Message-ID: <178980728.3748.1582877027925.JavaMail.zimbra_at_performing-db.com>



Hi Andy,

thank you interesting idea, not only for this case. How can I tie down which cursor is related to which hist bucket combination?

Thank you!
Martin

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> Von: "Andy Sayer" <andysayer_at_gmail.com>
> An: "Martin Klier" <martin.klier_at_performing-db.com>
> CC: "Oracle-L Freelists" <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
> Gesendet: Freitag, 28. Februar 2020 08:49:41
> Betreff: Re: SQL with BIND_EQUIV_FAILURE repeatedly creates same range over and
> over again

> Hi Martin,

> Have you checked what histograms are being used for this SQL? It sounds like you
> have multiple columns that have large numbers of buckets so that each of these
> child cursors use a different bucket combination. It might be worth considering
> Top-N histograms instead now that you're on a version that has them - otherwise
> depending on the distribution, height balanced might be decent.

> Hope that helps,
> Andrew

> On Fri, 28 Feb 2020 at 08:40, Martin Klier - Performing Databases GmbH < [
> mailto:martin.klier_at_performing-db.com | martin.klier_at_performing-db.com ] >
> wrote:


>> Re-Post - seems not ot work with attachments.
>> SQL with BIND_EQUIV_FAILURE repeatedly creates same range over and over again

>> Dear listers,

>> I stumbled over an effect today, which I can't explain. Maybe you can help out?

>> For SQL ID d9k6c3p56r0zc I observe a growing number of child cursors (>500).
>> Reason is BIND_EQUIV_FAILURE/Bind mismatch(33) (except for the first child,
>> where I see LOAD_OPTIMIZER_STATS, which does not surprise me.)

>> I expect this SQL being a candidate for Extended Cursor Sharing, no discussion,
>> the application profits from this adaption in 99.999% of all cases. But
>> increasing the cursors up to _cursor_obsolete_threshold increases my parsing
>> overhead, which I cannot afford here.

>> The selectivity in v$sql_shared_cursor is slightly different every time, but
>> "not much".
>> In v$sql_cs_selectivity I can see, that we get new child cursors with the same
>> cardinality range over and over again.

>> So the question is:
>> Why does this happen?

>> Thank you in advance!
>> Martin Klier

>> More infos:

>> The query is basically, an bit obfuscated:
>> SELECT <comma seperated list of all columns of MYVIEW>
>> FROM MYVIEW
>> WHERE ID = :1 AND (qty - qtyReserved) > :2 AND OtherID = :3

>> Needless to say, the view is a very complex join all over a normalized schema
>> plus inline queries making up view columns.

>> See attached a CSV file with the output of
>> ---------
>> select *
>> from v$sql_cs_selectivity
>> where sql_id='d9k6c3p56r0zc'
>> order by predicate asc, range_id asc, "LOW" asc, "HIGH" asc;
>> ---------
>> Exctract:
>> Child, Predicate, LOW, HIGH:
>> 1 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 8 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 20 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 19 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 18 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 17 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 16 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 15 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 14 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 13 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442
>> 12 =1 0 0.000361 0.000442

>> Example for the reason in v$sql_shared_cursor:
>> <ChildNode><ChildNumber>18</ChildNumber><ID>39</ID><reason>Bind
>> mismatch(33)</reason><size>1x4</size><selectivity>1061987324</selectivity></ChildNode>
>> <ChildNode><ChildNumber>19</ChildNumber><ID>39</ID><reason>Bind
>> mismatch(33)</reason><size>1x4</size><selectivity>1058633042</selectivity></ChildNode>
>> <ChildNode><ChildNumber>20</ChildNumber><ID>39</ID><reason>Bind
>> mismatch(33)</reason><size>1x4</size><selectivity>1059681618</selectivity></ChildNode>
>> (All of them in the other attachment)

>> DB Version: RU Database Release Update : 19.6.0.0.200114 (30557433), recently
>> upgraded from 11.2.0.4
>> DB Architecture: Non-Multitenant
>> OS Platform: Oracle Linux.

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>> Managing Partner // Senior DB Consultant
>> Oracle ACE Director

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