DBA_HIST_LATCH_CHILDREN displays historical statistics about child latches. This view includes all columns of DBA_HIST_LATCH plus the CHILD# column. Note that child latches have the same parent if their LATCH# columns match each other. This view contains snapshots of V$LATCH_CHILDREN.
| Column | Datatype | NULL | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| SNAP_ID | NUMBER | Unique snapshot ID | |
| DBID | NUMBER | Database ID for the snapshot | |
| INSTANCE_NUMBER | NUMBER | Instance number for the snapshot | |
| LATCH_HASH | NUMBER | Latch Hash | |
| LATCH_NAME | VARCHAR2(64) | Latch name | |
| CHILD# | NUMBER | Child latch number (unique only to each parent latch) | |
| GETS | NUMBER | Number of times the latch was requested in willing-to-wait mode | |
| MISSES | NUMBER | Number of times the latch was requested in willing-to-wait mode and the requestor had to wait | |
| SLEEPS | NUMBER | Number of times a willing-to-wait latch request resulted in a session sleeping while waiting for the latch | |
| IMMEDIATE_GETS | NUMBER | Number of times a latch was requested in no-wait mode | |
| IMMEDIATE_MISSES | NUMBER | Number of times a no-wait latch request did not succeed (that is, missed) | |
| SPIN_GETS | NUMBER | Number of willing-to-wait latch requests which missed the first try but succeeded while spinning | |
| SLEEP1 | NUMBER | Waits that slept 1 time | |
| SLEEP2 | NUMBER | Waits that slept 2 times | |
| SLEEP3 | NUMBER | Waits that slept 3 times | |
| SLEEP4 | NUMBER | Waits that slept 4 or more times | |
| WAIT_TIME | NUMBER | Elapsed time spent waiting for the latch (in microseconds) |