Would you turn on 10046 trace for the sql? For example, SORT ORDER BY (cr=3 pr=0 pw=0 time?5 us) The 'time' is a total of 'SORT' operation and its sub-steps. Please remember to subtract 'time' of its sub-steps from it. Lei DBspeed http://www.dbspeed.com/index.html ________________________________ From: Josh Collier <Josh.Collier@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 6:11 PM Subject: trace to find time spent in memory sorts How can I find out how much time is spent by a query in memory sorts? i can easily get i/o timings, but I have suspicion my query is spending all its time on sorts... 64 bit linux 11.2.0.2 Thanks for your time, Josh C. -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l