Ryan, The main difference is that for latches which there are multiples, such as cache buffers chains, there is only one parent row in v$latch_parent, whereas there is one row per latch in v$latch_children. Also, the statistics are only valid in the corresponding view. Meaning, GETS, SLEEPS, etc are only populated in v$latch_children for those latches where children are present, such as CBC. For those where there's only one, such as shared pool, that data is only populated in v$latch_parent. -Mark -----Original Message----- From: ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx [mailto:ryan.gaffuri@xxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, March 22, 2004 7:54 AM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: difference between child and parent latches? I've been looking at v$latch_children and v$latch_parent and I'm having trouble seeing the differences? ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------