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How To Resolve A 'Enq - TX - Row Lock Contention' Event - Survival of The Fittest

The document describes how to resolve a 'TX - row lock contention' event in Oracle databases. Two update sessions were operating on the same table and trying to update the same row. This caused one session to wait for the row lock held by the other session. The key is to identify the session holding the lock and have it either commit or rollback to release the lock.

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How To Resolve A 'Enq - TX - Row Lock Contention' Event - Survival of The Fittest

The document describes how to resolve a 'TX - row lock contention' event in Oracle databases. Two update sessions were operating on the same table and trying to update the same row. This caused one session to wait for the row lock held by the other session. The key is to identify the session holding the lock and have it either commit or rollback to release the lock.

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howtoresolvea'enq:TXrowlockcontention'event|survivalofthefittest

howtoresolvea'enq:TXrowlockcontention'event
Leaveareply

Senario:twoupdatesessionswereoperatedonthesametable,youwillseeaTXrowlockevent
inthethirdconsolethatonesessionholdtheTXlockresourcewhichotheristryingtorequest.
Normally,therequestercandonothingexceptwaiting,theonlysolutionistorevisetheapplogicon
theresourceholder,letscheckouttheexample.

preparethematerials

DROPTABLEtx_eg;
CREATETABLEtx_eg(numnumber,txtvarchar2(10),sexvarchar2(10))INITRANS1
MAXTRANS1;
INSERTintotx_egVALUES(1,'First','FEMALE');
INSERTintotx_egVALUES(2,'Second','MALE');
INSERTintotx_egVALUES(3,'Third','MALE');
INSERTintotx_egVALUES(4,'Fourth','MALE');
INSERTintotx_egVALUES(5,'Fifth','MALE');
COMMIT

Session#1:
updatetx_egsettxt=Garbagewherenum=1

Session#2:
updatetx_egsettxt=Garbagewherenum=1

DBA#3
selectSID,TYPE,ID1,ID2,LMODE,REQUESTfromv$lockwheretype=TX'
/*displaytheTXlockinfo*/

SQL>selectSID,TYPE,ID1,ID2,LMODE,REQUESTfromv$lockwheretype='TX';

SIDTYID1ID2LMODEREQUEST

147TX52429726106
158TX52429726160
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youcansee147isrequestingtheresourceand158istheTXlockresourceholder

select*fromv$lockwheretype=TXandrequest>0
/*displaywhoiswaitingforaTXlock*/
SQL>select*fromv$lockwheretype=TXandrequest>0

ADDRKADDRSIDTYID1ID2LMODEREQUESTCTIMEBLOCK

3043444C30434460147TX5242972610642610

select*fromv$lockwheretype=TXandlmode>0
/*displaywhoisholdingaTXlockandBLOCK=1meansitsblockingasessionwhowantstheTXlock*/

SQL>select*fromv$lockwheretype='TX'andlmode>0;

ADDRKADDRSIDTYID1ID2LMODEREQUESTCTIMEBLOCK

2FA160602FA16084158TX5242972616039881

sid=147istheunluckysessionwhoisblockingandwaitingforTXlock.

selectsid,p1raw,p2,p3,eventfromv$session_waitwherewait_time=0andeventlike%enq%'
/*displaythesidinfoforaenq:TXrowlockcontentionwhoiswaitingfortheTXlockresource*/

SQL>selectsid,p1raw,p2,p3,eventfromv$session_waitwherewait_time=0andeventlike%enq%'

SIDP1RAWP2P3EVENT

14754580006524297261enq:TXrowlockcontention

thisisaenq:TXrowlockcontention,theonlywaytoresolvethisproblemistonotifytheunproper
behaviorofsid=158,commitorrollbackthesession.

youcanusethistoshowsomedetail
//
selectosuser,machine,program,Module,sid,serial#,event,t2.logon_time
fromv$locked_objectt1,v$sessiont2
wheret1.session_id=t2.sidorderbyt2.logon_time

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//
selectROW_WAIT_OBJ#,ROW_WAIT_FILE#,ROW_WAIT_BLOCK#,ROW_WAIT_ROW#from
v$sessionwheresid=147
/*thewaiteriswaitingforTXlockinordertolockROW_WAIT_ROW
infileROW_WAIT_FILEblockROW_WAIT_BLOCKofobjectROW_WAIT_OBJ
thiscouldbeusedtolocatetheobjectincontention
*/

SQL>selectROW_WAIT_OBJ#,ROW_WAIT_FILE#,ROW_WAIT_BLOCK#,ROW_WAIT_ROW#from
v$sessionwheresid=147
2/

ROW_WAIT_OBJ#ROW_WAIT_FILE#ROW_WAIT_BLOCK#ROW_WAIT_ROW#

5193141440

thesid=147sessionisvisitthe144block#of51931#object.

okletsfigureouttheobjectwhichisincontention

SQL>selectobject_id,object_namefromdba_objectswhereowner=SCOTTandobject_id=51931

OBJECT_IDOBJECT_NAME

51931TX_EG

tableTX_EGofscottwasincontention

afterlocatingtheobjectincontention,youcanfindoutthesessionwhoneedTXlockresource
andmanuallykillitusingaltersystemkillsessionsid,serial#

SQL>selectsid,serial#fromv$sessionwheresid=147

SQL>selectsid,serial#fromv$sessionwheresid=147

SIDSERIAL#

14791
altersystemkillsessionsid,serial#'
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//killsessionshouldbeagreedonbydeveloperorwellconsiderated
butthekeytotakeovertheissueistofindouttheimproperlogicoftheTXlockholder

catchthesid=158SQLTEX

//
SELECTSQL_TEXT
FROMv$sqltexta
WHERE(a.HASH_VALUE,a.ADDRESS)IN
(SELECTdecode(sql_hash_value,0,prev_hash_value,sql_hash_value),
decode(sql_hash_value,0,prev_sql_addr,sql_address)
FROMv$sessionb
whereb.sid=&sid
andb.serial#=&serial)

gettheserial#ofsid=158forlocatingthesqltext

SQL>SELECTSQL_TEXT
FROMv$sqltexta
WHERE(a.HASH_VALUE,a.ADDRESS)IN
234(SELECTdecode(sql_hash_value,0,prev_hash_value,sql_hash_value),
decode(sql_hash_value,0,prev_sql_addr,sql_address)
56FROMv$sessionb
whereb.sid=&sid
78andb.serial#=&serial)
9/
Entervalueforsid:158
old7:whereb.sid=&sid
new7:whereb.sid=158
Entervalueforserial:89
old8:andb.serial#=&serial)
new8:andb.serial#=89)

SQL_TEXT

updatetx_egsettxt=Garbagewherenum=1

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