Latch cache buffers chains大约是Oracle中child latch数量最多，使用最为频繁的闩锁了。其子闩总数受到初始化参数(8i中的db_block_buffers/4)的影响，Oracle中有大量kernel函数有机会接手持有cache buffer chains latch:

col parent_name for a25
col location for a40SELECT t1.ksllasnam "parent_name",t2.ksllwnam  "location"FROM x$ksllw t2, x$kslwsc t1WHERE t2.indx = t1.indxAND ksllasnam = 'cache buffers chains';parent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbw_activate_granule
cache buffers chains      kcbw_first_buffer_free
cache buffers chains      kcbwxb
cache buffers chains      kcbw_examine_granule
cache buffers chains      kcbw_next_free
cache buffers chains      kcbw_first_buffer_free_2
cache buffers chains      kcbbckb
cache buffers chains      kcbbioe
cache buffers chains      kcbbic1
cache buffers chains      kcbbcwd
cache buffers chains      kcbbxsvparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbbwdb
cache buffers chains      kcbbic2
cache buffers chains      kcbkzs
cache buffers chains      kcbrmf2so
cache buffers chains      kcbget: exchange rls
cache buffers chains      kcbralloc
cache buffers chains      kcbgcur: deadlock
cache buffers chains      kcbgcur: buf pinned
cache buffers chains      kcbgtcr
cache buffers chains      kcbchg: no fast path
cache buffers chains      kcbchg: apply changeparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbrra: buf exists
cache buffers chains      kcbrra: update buf flags
cache buffers chains      kcbema: find buf
cache buffers chains      kcbtema: find buf
cache buffers chains      kcbget: prewarm wait
cache buffers chains      kcbrfrebuf
cache buffers chains      kcbsod1
cache buffers chains      kcbrbrl
cache buffers chains      kcbgcur: kslbegin
cache buffers chains      kcbgtcr: kslbegin shared
cache buffers chains      kcbrls: kslbeginparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbchg: kslbegin: bufs not pinned
cache buffers chains      kcbchg: kslbegin: call CR func
cache buffers chains      kcbnlc
cache buffers chains      kcbget: exchange
cache buffers chains      kcbget: pin buffer
cache buffers chains      kcbnew: new latch again
cache buffers chains      kcbgkcbcr
cache buffers chains      kcbget: in cur_read
cache buffers chains      kcbesc: escalate
cache buffers chains      kcblbi
cache buffers chains      kcbcgeparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbfrl
cache buffers chains      kcbzsc
cache buffers chains      kcbibr
cache buffers chains      kcbnew_1
cache buffers chains      kcbema
cache buffers chains      kcbsrbd
cache buffers chains      kcbso1: set no access
cache buffers chains      kcbtema
cache buffers chains      kcbso1: in done_clr
cache buffers chains      kcbsod2
cache buffers chains      kcbzcgparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbzre1
cache buffers chains      kcbrlb1
cache buffers chains      kcbchkrsod
cache buffers chains      kcbxbh
cache buffers chains      kcbzsck
cache buffers chains      kcbgtcr: fast path
cache buffers chains      kcbgtcr: kslbegin excl
cache buffers chains      kcbgtcrf
cache buffers chains      kcbfdgd
cache buffers chains      kcbdng
cache buffers chains      kcbbufaddr2hdrparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbo_ivd_process
cache buffers chains      kcbo_write_process
cache buffers chains      kcbo_exam_buf
cache buffers chains      kcb_pre_apply: kcbhq61
cache buffers chains      kcb_post_apply: kcbhq62
cache buffers chains      kcb_post_apply: kcbhq63
cache buffers chains      kcbnew : new esc failed
cache buffers chains      kcbesc : escalate failed
cache buffers chains      kcb_private_owner
cache buffers chains      kcb_is_private
cache buffers chains      kcb_unprivatizeparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcb_restore_block_headers
cache buffers chains      kcb_flush_undo_buffers
cache buffers chains      kcbgcur - DEADL
cache buffers chains      kcbtbd
cache buffers chains      kcbzwc
cache buffers chains      kcbzwx
cache buffers chains      kcbrmflx
cache buffers chains      kcbzwb
cache buffers chains      kcbzgb: get latch after post
cache buffers chains      kcbzgb: scan from tail. nowait
cache buffers chains      kcbzgb: exit_loopparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbzib: multi-block read: nowait
cache buffers chains      kcbzib: finish free bufs
cache buffers chains      kcbzcb
cache buffers chains      kcbzdh
cache buffers chains      kcbdpr
cache buffers chains      kcbcxx
cache buffers chains      kcbzrn
cache buffers chains      kcbdpd: for specific dba
cache buffers chains      kcbdpd: dump all buffers
cache buffers chains      kcbzib: exchange rls
cache buffers chains      kcbzpnd: dump buffersparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbzhngcbk1: get hash chain latch no waitcache buffers chains      kcbo_cxx
cache buffers chains      kcbz_check_obj_reuse_sanity
cache buffers chains      kcbzib_grlk
cache buffers chains      kcbz_force_maps
cache buffers chains      kcbrldflx: recover in-flux bufs
cache buffers chains      kcbra1fbuf: recover in-flux bufs
cache buffers chains      kcbrafb: flashback bufs:1
cache buffers chains      kcbrafb: flashback bufs:2parent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kcbr_media_apply: find buffer
cache buffers chains      kcbr_issue_read: alloc buffer
cache buffers chains      kcbr_issue_read: retry alloc
cache buffers chains      kcbr_validate_read: mark corrupt
cache buffers chains      kcbr_apply_change: after apply
cache buffers chains      kcbr_mapply_change
cache buffers chains      kcbr_mrcv_clear_fgda
cache buffers chains      kclwlr
cache buffers chains      kclebs_1
cache buffers chains      kclcls
cache buffers chains      kclcsr_1parent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclpred
cache buffers chains      kclcls_1
cache buffers chains      kclple_1
cache buffers chains      kclple_2
cache buffers chains      kclcls_2
cache buffers chains      kcllwr
cache buffers chains      kclwcrs
cache buffers chains      kclcrs_1
cache buffers chains      kclcsr
cache buffers chains      kclrls
cache buffers chains      kclwcrs_1parent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclfbst_1
cache buffers chains      kclpdc_1
cache buffers chains      kclwcrs_2
cache buffers chains      kclwcrs_3
cache buffers chains      kclfpdb
cache buffers chains      kclfpdb_2
cache buffers chains      kclpdc_2
cache buffers chains      kcllkopb
cache buffers chains      kclgrantlk
cache buffers chains      kclwrt
cache buffers chains      kcllkopb_1parent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclwcrs_4
cache buffers chains      kcllkopb_2
cache buffers chains      kclcls_4
cache buffers chains      kclpred_1
cache buffers chains      kclrclr_2
cache buffers chains      kclrecbst
cache buffers chains      kclgrantlk_1
cache buffers chains      kclcls_5
cache buffers chains      kclrwrite_1
cache buffers chains      kclrwrite_2
cache buffers chains      kclcopyparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclswrite
cache buffers chains      kclchash
cache buffers chains      kclcfusion
cache buffers chains      kclfchk_1
cache buffers chains      kclcfusion_1
cache buffers chains      kclblkdone
cache buffers chains      kclcfusion_2
cache buffers chains      kclrenounce
cache buffers chains      kclbla
cache buffers chains      kclpto_1
cache buffers chains      kclgrantlk_2parent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclcomplete
cache buffers chains      kclshrshr
cache buffers chains      kclclaim
cache buffers chains      kclhngcbk1
cache buffers chains      kclblkdone_1
cache buffers chains      kclgvlk
cache buffers chains      kclblkdone_2
cache buffers chains      kclcclaim
cache buffers chains      kclrechk_1
cache buffers chains      kclrechk_2
cache buffers chains      kclbrparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclpto
cache buffers chains      kclpdcl
cache buffers chains      kclpdc_3
cache buffers chains      kclpdc_4
cache buffers chains      kclgcr_1
cache buffers chains      kclcls_6
cache buffers chains      kclevict
cache buffers chains      kcldle
cache buffers chains      kclrcopy
cache buffers chains      kclenter
cache buffers chains      kclrbastparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclexpand
cache buffers chains      kclcls_3
cache buffers chains      kclverify
cache buffers chains      kclaffinity
cache buffers chains      kclassert
cache buffers chains      kclobj
cache buffers chains      kclobj_1
cache buffers chains      kclobj_2
cache buffers chains      kclgclk
cache buffers chains      kclwcrs_5
cache buffers chains      kclscrsparent_name               location
------------------------- ----------------------------------------
cache buffers chains      kclstalepi
cache buffers chains      kclstalepi_1
cache buffers chains      kclstalepi_2
cache buffers chains      kclgvlk_1
cache buffers chains      kclgclk_1
cache buffers chains      kclgclk_2
cache buffers chains      kclcsr_2
cache buffers chains      kcbvm204 rows selected.

我们一般认为Latch结构是Mostly exclusive access的，也就是极少会有共享访问闩的机会。但Oracle一般对外宣称读取数据时服务进程是以共享模式使用cache buffers chains闩，这就造成了许多人误以为读读是不会出现latch: cache buffers chains争用的。 但是实际上查询语句大部分情况下仍需要以exclusive模式持有该类子闩(有时会以SHARED模式持有，这取决于读取时是使用kcbgtcr: kslbegin shared还是kcbgtcr: kslbegin excl；kcbgtcr是Oracle rdbms中重要的获取一致性读的函数，其含义为Kernal Cache Buffer GeT Cosistents Read，显然该函数存在两种获取cache buffers chains的方式即kslbegin shared和excl。与之相对应的是kcbgcur: kslbegin，kcbgcur的含义为Kernel Cache Buffer Get Current，该函数用以获取当前块以便修改，也就是"写"；很显然kcbgcur: kslbegin函数只有以excl排他方式持有child cache buffers chains latch的必要)，原因在于虽然是查询语句但同样需要修改buffer header结构，譬如修改tch抢手度、holder list的hash变量us_nxt、us_prv以及waiter list的hash变量wa_prv、wa_nxt等。换而言之读读是会引起Latch free:cache buffers chains等待的，而非许多人认为的仅有读写、写写会导致缓存链闩争用。 这个问题我们再用实验证明一遍:

SQL> drop table maclean;
drop table maclean*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not existSQL> create table maclean tablespace users as select * from dba_objects;
Table created.SQL> select count(*) from maclean;COUNT(*)
----------51944SQL> /COUNT(*)
----------51944SQL> /COUNT(*)
----------51944SQL> select spid from v$process where addr =(select paddr from v$session where sid=(select distinct sid from v$mystat));SPID
------------
6023另开一个命令行窗口:[maclean@rh2 ~]$ gdb $ORACLE_HOME/bin/oracle 6023
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Reading symbols from /s01/10gdb/bin/oracle...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
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(gdb) break kcbgtcr
Breakpoint 1 at 0x108c72c回到原sqlplus窗口再次执行查询语句,会hang住:
SQL> select count(*) from maclean;在gdb窗口:
(gdb) break kslfre
Breakpoint 2 at 0x7a133cBreakpoint 1, 0x000000000108c72c in kcbgtcr ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.Breakpoint 1, 0x000000000108c72c in kcbgtcr ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.Breakpoint 1, 0x000000000108c72c in kcbgtcr ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.Breakpoint 2, 0x00000000007a133c in kslfre ()
(gdb) c
Continuing.多次continue直到出现kslfre内核函数，开一个新的sqlplus窗口:
SQL> set autotrace on;
SQL> select count(*) from v$latchholder;COUNT(*)
----------3Execution Plan
----------------------------------------------------------
Plan hash value: 1575818826--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Id  | Operation         | Name       | Rows  | Bytes | Cost (%CPU)| Time     |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|   0 | SELECT STATEMENT  |            |     1 |    13 |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |
|   1 |  SORT AGGREGATE   |            |     1 |    13 |            |          |
|*  2 |   FIXED TABLE FULL| X$KSUPRLAT |     1 |    13 |     0   (0)| 00:00:01 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------v$latchholder的数据来源于X$KSUPRLAT内部视图，因为v$latchholder不带mode字段，所以我们直接观察X$KSUPRLATSQL> select KSUPRLAT "address",KSUPRLNM "name",KSUPRLMD "mode" from X$KSUPRLAT;address          name                      mode
---------------- ------------------------- ---------------
00000000FCE40040 cache buffers chains      EXCLUSIVE
00000000FA696978 simulator lru latch       EXCLUSIVE
00000000FA6CDCE0 simulator hash latch      EXCLUSIVE/* 可以看到即便是查询语句也是以EXCLUSIVE mode持有child cache buffers chains latch */(gdb) quit
A debugging session is active.Inferior 1 [process 6235] will be detached.Quit anyway? (y or n) y
Detaching from program: /s01/10gdb/bin/oracle, process 6235/* 可以通过以下statistics可以看到以上读取为纯粹的逻辑读，没有物理读取的部分干扰*/Statistics
----------------------------------------------------------0  recursive calls0  db block gets719  consistent gets0  physical reads0  redo size517  bytes sent via SQL*Net to client492  bytes received via SQL*Net from client2  SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client0  sorts (memory)0  sorts (disk)1  rows processed