We set it to assist with performance, though I don't recall if we had an performance testing or results. We did run into a big issue (I believe it was introduced in 11.2.0.2) where it no longer cleaned up /dev/shm thus causing outages. -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Beckstrom Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 9:16 AM To: oracle-l-freelists; oracle-db-l Subject: plsql_code_type native For those of you that have set plsql_code_type to native, I have a few questions: - Why did you set the parameter - Was there a noticeable change in performance - Did you have any issues as a result of the change Jeffrey Beckstrom Database Administrator Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Information Systems 1240 W. 6th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44113 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l