Re: What is v$latch?

ksjune wrote:
>
> Hello...
> if you get in the SYS account, you can see the views in dict table..
> And You can see v$latch of them.
> I look for the word 'latch' in manual.
> but I can't.
> Please teach me the latch.
> and What the latch to do ?
> What is the latch ?
>
> Please help...
>
> mailto: ksjune_at_base.gsnu.ac.kr

A latch is a type of lock use primarly for internal resources (buffers, etc.). Unlike table locks etc. the processes waiting on latches are not queued aquire latches on a "grab it when you can" kind of algorythm.

Ken F. Received on Mon Dec 30 1996 - 00:00:00 CST