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Performance Impact of Detecting a Deadlock (Doc ID 285270.1)

Last updated on JULY 15, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 8.0.3.0 to 11.2.0.3 [Release 8.0.3 to 11.2]
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

 To increase awareness of the performance impact that deadlock detection can have on an instance.

Scope

This article does not cover any material about how to solve deadlocks, just how Oracle detects them and how this detection impacts the overall performance. It is intended for Application Developers, DBA's, Consultants and Support Engineers.

 

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