Hi Team, The query below returns 4 rows. The database object BUFFCACHETEST has 4 database buffer headers(doubled linked list) attached to a hash bucket? Why do we have 4 database buffer headers linked to 1 working data set( database buffer cache block )? select HLADDR, decode(STATE,0,'free',1,'xcur',2,'scur',3,'cr', 4,'read',5,'mrec',6,'irec',7,'write',8,'pi', 9, 'memory',10,'mwrite',11,'donated', 12,'protected', 13,'securefile', 14,'siop',15,'recckpt', 16, 'flashfree', 17, 'flashcur', 18, 'flashna') as STATE, PRV_HASH, NXT_HASH, BA, DBARFIL, DBABLK from X$BH where OBJ = 78451 and DBABLK = 196393; ## update BUFFCACHETEST set NUM=13 where NUM=3; HLADDR STATE PRV_HASH NXT_HASH BA ---------------- ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- DBARFIL DBABLK---------- ---------- 000000007A3E3548 xcur 000000007A3E38E8 0000000066FD2FF0 0000000066F04000 1 196393 000000007A3E3548 cr 0000000066FD2EA8 0000000066FD3138 0000000066F06000 1 196393 000000007A3E3548 cr 0000000066FD2FF0 0000000068FB7C50 0000000066F08000 1 196393 HLADDR STATE PRV_HASH NXT_HASH BA ---------------- ---------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- DBARFIL DBABLK---------- ---------- 000000007A3E3548 cr 0000000066FD3138 000000007A3E38E8 0000000068C5E000 1 196393 Thanks, Paul