What is in V$LATCH.  If its shared pool and library
cache contention I'd be tempted to:

a) upgrade to 8.1.6+ where the algorithm is better
b) reduce the size of your shared pool

hth
connor

 --- "Gupta, Brijesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote: >  Hi all
>      My database almost hangs and when I query the
> v$session_wait I found
> latch contention.
> we are running on Oracle 8.0.5 (64bit) Oracle
> application 10.7 SC.
> Shared pool is 1.9GB and SGA  9GB.
> I have to flush the shared_pool to get rid of the
> problem.
> 
> Can any one help me in finding the permanent
> solution of this problem.
> 
> Brijesh
> 
>                                Wait          Sec in
> EVENT                            time     SID   Wait
>  STATE
> BLOCK
> ------------------------------ ------ -------
> ------- -------------------
> --------------------------
> latch free                          0      40      
> 1 WAITING
> address=pp92556056   number=60  tries=25
> latch free                          0      43      
> 0 WAITING
> address=9465536000   number=53  tries=1
> latch free                         -1      89      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=pp92559080   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0      47      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556056   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                         -1     190      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=0
> latch free                          0     281      
> 1 WAITING
> address=pp92556488   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          1     317      
> 2 WAITED KNOWN TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=0
> latch free                         -1     343      
> 1 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=0
> latch free                          0     391      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=25
> latch free                          0     369      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92555768   number=60  tries=26
> latch free                          0     631      
> 1 WAITING
> address=pp92556344   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                         -1     627      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=pp92559080   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     600      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556344   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          1     577      
> 1 WAITED KNOWN TIME
> address=pp92559224   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                         -1     465      
> 1 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=1
> latch free                          0     448      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92557208   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     414      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556920   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     409      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92555912   number=60  tries=26
> latch free                          0     950      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556632   number=60  tries=2
> latch free                          0     949      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92555768   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     930      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556776   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     915      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556920   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     901      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92557064   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                         -1     889      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465536000   number=53  tries=0
> latch free                          0     858      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556344   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          1     832      
> 1 WAITED KNOWN TIME
> address=pp92559224   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     827      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     826      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556344   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     820      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556776   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     805      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556344   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     757      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92555768   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     718      
> 1 WAITING
> address=pp92556632   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     697      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556056   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     666      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0    1154      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92555912   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0    1138      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0    1132      
> 0 WAITING
> address=9465536000   number=53  tries=1
> latch free                          0    1068      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556776   number=60  tries=2
> latch free                          0    1058      
> 0 WAITING
> address=9465536000   number=53  tries=1
> latch free                          1    1037      
> 0 WAITED KNOWN TIME
> address=pp92557064   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                         -1     963      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          0     952      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556776   number=60  tries=1
> latch free                          1    1425      
> 0 WAITED KNOWN TIME
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0    1421      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92555768   number=60  tries=29
> latch free                          0    1412      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556344   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0    1398      
> 0 WAITING
> address=9465536000   number=53  tries=1
> latch free                         -1    1385      
> 1 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=0
> latch free                          1    1357      
> 0 WAITED KNOWN TIME
> address=9465536000   number=53  tries=1
> latch free                          0    1338      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92555912   number=60  tries=25
> latch free                          0    1330      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=19
> latch free                          0    1301      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                         -1    1239      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=1
> latch free                          0    1188      
> 2 WAITING
> address=pp92556200   number=60  tries=18
> latch free                         -1    1186      
> 0 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=0
> latch free                         -1    1498      
> 1 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=pp92557640   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     395      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556488   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     333      
> 1 WAITING
> address=pp92556488   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                         -1     289      
> 1 WAITED SHORT TIME
> address=9465548816   number=59  tries=0
> latch free                          0     227      
> 0 WAITING
> address=pp92556056   number=60  tries=0
> latch free                          0     129      
> 0 WAITING
> 
=== message truncated === 

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