Frédéric, This may be a long shot, but have you got PL/SQL tables in use?
They extend forever in a heap unless you use DBMS_SESSION.FREE_UNUSED_US ER_MEMORY. My experience is that use of this call uses so much CPU it outweighs the advantages of using PL/SQL tables. Cheers, John Thomas Oracle development DBA In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Frédéric MAJOR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >Hi, > >Oracle : 7.3.4.5.0 >OS : AIX 4.3.3 > >I have a PL/SQL code of statistics (hours of execution). >The server process created by Oracle take more and more memory over the time >by looking at v$sesstat about 'session pga memory' and OS with 'ps'. >I am quite sure it is a bug in our program, but my question is > What is in PGA ? > How can we know the size of each element with v$... views ? >Thanks for your support. > >Cordialement, >Frédéric Major >DBA > >-- >Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- John Thomas -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: John Thomas INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
