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Troubleshooting 'cursor: pin S wait on X' waits. (Doc ID 1349387.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 26, 2023

Applies to:

Gen 1 Exadata Cloud at Customer (Oracle Exadata Database Cloud Machine) - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

The purpose of this article is to help troubleshoot 'Cursor: pin S wait on X' waits.

Troubleshooting Steps

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In this Document
Purpose
Troubleshooting Steps
 What is a 'Cursor: pin S wait on X' wait?
 What causes 'Cursor: pin S wait on X' waits?
 How to diagnose the cause.
 How to Examine the Diagnostics.
 SQL ordered by Parse Calls
 SQL ordered by Version Count
 Potential Solutions
 Known Issue on 12c
 Community Discussions
References

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