What’s new with Oracle database 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

There are a couple of undocumented spare parameters changed to named undocumented parameters, this is quite normal to see.

With the Oracle database version 12.1.0.2.190416 patched to 12.1.0.2.190716 on linux, the following things have changed:

parameters unique in version 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

NAME
--------------------------------------------------
_ninth_spare_parameter
_one-hundred-and-forty-sixth_spare_parameter
_tenth_spare_parameter

parameters unique in version 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

NAME
--------------------------------------------------
_bug20684983_buffer_deadlock_cancel_count
_bug22690648_gcr_cpu_min_hard_limit
_gcs_disable_imc_preallocation

parameter values changed isdefault between 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

parameter values unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

parameter values unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

waitevents unique in version 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

waitevents unique in version 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

waitevents changed parameter description between 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

x$ tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

x$ tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

x$ tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

x$ tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

v$ tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

v$ tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

v$ tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

v$ tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

gv$ tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

gv$ tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

gv$ tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

gv$ tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

sysstat statistics unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

sysstat statistics unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

sys_time_model statistics unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

sys_time_model statistics unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

dba tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

dba tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

dba tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

dba tables columns unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

cdb tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

cdb tables unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

cdb tables column unique to 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

cdb tables column unique to 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

And here are the differences in symbols (c functions).

The most notable thing to see are:
– almost no functions removed, it is normal to see a bigger number of functions to vanish.
– quite a lot of functions that are added are related to krsr*, kernel redo standby/dataguard remote file server.
– version 12.2 up to version 19 has had an addition of a huge amount of functions related to little cms, but it seems version 12.1 did not get this addition.

code symbol names unique in version 12.1.0.2.190416 versus 12.1.0.2.190716

NAME                                                         RESOLVE                                                      ANNOTATION
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
free_ex_data                                                 free_ex_data                                                 ??
set_dh                                                       set_dh                                                       ??

code symbol names unique in version 12.1.0.2.190716 versus 12.1.0.2.190416

NAME                                                         RESOLVE                                                      ANNOTATION
------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
R_SSL_clear_options                                          R_SSL_clear_options                                          ??
R_SSL_clear_options_by_type                                  R_SSL_clear_options_by_type                                  ??
free_ex_data_arg                                             free_ex_data_arg                                             ??
kcl_try_cancel                                               (kcl)_try_cancel                                             kernel cache lock manager/buffer cache ??
kcvfdb_set_dict_check                                        (kcv)fdb_set_dict_check                                      kernel cache recovery ??
kewmcdmvbrwm                                                 (kewm)cdmvbrwm                                               kernel event AWR metrics ??
kewmcomprmdif                                                (kewm)comprmdif                                              kernel event AWR metrics ??
kewmgetendftm                                                (kewm)getendftm                                              kernel event AWR metrics ??
kfdvaOpRslvFail                                              (kfdva)OpRslvFail                                            kernel automatic storage management disk virtual ATB ??
kfdvaPopRslvFail                                             (kfdva)PopRslvFail                                           kernel automatic storage management disk virtual ATB ??
kfdvaVopRslvFail                                             (kfdva)VopRslvFail                                           kernel automatic storage management disk virtual ATB ??
kfgbCheckInterrupt                                           (kfgb)CheckInterrupt                                         kernel automatic storage management diskgroups background ??
kfis_sageonly_anygroup_all                                   (kfis)_sageonly_anygroup_all                                 kernel automatic storage management intelligent storage interfaces ??
kfnrclFindRmt                                                (kfn)rclFindRmt                                              kernel automatic storage management networking subsystem ??
kgfnConnect3                                                 (kgf)nConnect3                                               kernel generic ASM ??
kgfnGetCSSMisscount                                          (kgf)nGetCSSMisscount                                        kernel generic ASM ??
kgfpInitComplete3                                            (kgf)pInitComplete3                                          kernel generic ASM ??
kjblimcestimate                                              (kjbl)imcestimate                                            kernel lock management global cache service lock table ??
krbCreateXml                                                 (krb)CreateXml                                               kernel redo backup/restore ??
krbi_create_xml                                              krbi_create_xml                                              kernel redo backup/restore dbms_backup_restore package DBMS_BACKUP_RESTORE.KRBI_
                                                                                                                          CREATE_XML CREATETEMPXMLFILE

krcdct_int                                                   (krc)dct_int                                                 kernel redo block change tracking ??
krcpsckp_canc                                                (krc)psckp_canc                                              kernel redo block change tracking ??
krsr_chk_sna                                                 (krsr)_chk_sna                                               kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_copy_rcv_info                                           (krsr)_copy_rcv_info                                         kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_copy_thread_info                                        (krsr)_copy_thread_info                                      kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_get_rta_info                                            (krsr)_get_rta_info                                          kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_pic_release                                             (krsr)_pic_release                                           kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_reset_sna                                               (krsr)_reset_sna                                             kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_rta_adjusted_numblks                                    (krsr)_rta_adjusted_numblks                                  kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_sna_io_finish                                           (krsr)_sna_io_finish                                         kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_snldt_get_inlist                                        (krsr)_snldt_get_inlist                                      kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_snldt_get_simap                                         (krsr)_snldt_get_simap                                       kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
krsr_update_lamport                                          (krsr)_update_lamport                                        kernel redo standby/dataguard (?) remote file server ??
ksfd_estimate_fobpools                                       (ksfd)_estimate_fobpools                                     kernel service (VOS) functions disk IO ??
ksfd_iorm_throttled                                          (ksfd_io)rm_throttled                                        kernel service (VOS) functions disk IO perform IO ??
r_ex_data_clear                                              r_ex_data_clear                                              ??
r_ex_data_update                                             r_ex_data_update                                             ??
r_ssl_ctx_ex_data_clear                                      r_ssl_ctx_ex_data_clear                                      ??
r_ssl_ctx_get_dh_uses                                        r_ssl_ctx_get_dh_uses                                        ??
r_ssl_ctx_set_dh_uses                                        r_ssl_ctx_set_dh_uses                                        ??
r_ssl_ec_cert_algs_are_equal                                 r_ssl_ec_cert_algs_are_equal                                 ??
r_ssl_get_dh_uses                                            r_ssl_get_dh_uses                                            ??
r_ssl_set_dh_uses                                            r_ssl_set_dh_uses                                            ??
ri_ssl3_base                                                 ri_ssl3_base                                                 ??
ri_ssl3_ctx_dh_tmp                                           ri_ssl3_ctx_dh_tmp                                           ??
ri_ssl3_dh_tmp                                               ri_ssl3_dh_tmp                                               ??
ri_ssl_cert_dup_params                                       ri_ssl_cert_dup_params                                       ??
ri_ssl_cipher_ctx_cipher_size                                ri_ssl_cipher_ctx_cipher_size                                ??
ri_ssl_cipher_ctx_is_aead                                    ri_ssl_cipher_ctx_is_aead                                    ??
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