In our 11.1.0.7 databases I am noticing a high amount of memory being used by mmon as compared to 10.2.0.4. Is this allocation normal in 11G? SID PROGRAM PGA_USED_MEM PGA_ALLOC_MEM PGA_MAX_MEM B ---- ------------------------------ -------------- ------------- ----------- - 168 ORACLE.EXE (VKTM) 681,756 842,988 842988 1 156 ORACLE.EXE (DIAG) 682,220 842,988 842988 1 135 ORACLE.EXE (SMCO) 684,164 842,988 842988 1 166 ORACLE.EXE (PSP0) 685,500 842,988 842988 1 164 ORACLE.EXE (MMAN) 685,500 842,988 842988 1 169 ORACLE.EXE (PMON) 686,316 842,988 842988 1 147 ORACLE.EXE (QMNC) 693,836 842,988 842988 1 157 ORACLE.EXE (MMNL) 695,636 974,060 974060 1 161 ORACLE.EXE (CKPT) 750,684 3,216,028 5182108 1 123 sqlplus.exe 782,932 1,039,596 1039596 125 ORACLE.EXE (W000) 793,284 1,039,596 1039596 1 167 ORACLE.EXE (DBRM) 827,340 1,236,204 1432812 1 107 emagent.exe 952,540 2,546,924 2546924 165 ORACLE.EXE (DIA0) 1,021,236 1,677,900 1743436 1 159 ORACLE.EXE (RECO) 1,022,796 1,694,956 1694956 1 170 ORACLE.EXE (q001) 1,341,724 1,694,956 1694956 1 160 ORACLE.EXE (SMON) 1,358,884 5,364,972 5430508 1 141 ORACLE.EXE (q000) 1,619,404 2,546,924 2612460 1 140 emagent.exe 2,105,582 3,595,500 8248556 137 emagent.exe 2,335,982 3,988,716 18406636 138 emagent.exe 2,342,990 3,988,716 43620940 132 emagent.exe 2,484,494 4,447,468 45079788 145 ORACLE.EXE (FBDA) 3,238,788 5,937,740 6396492 1 163 ORACLE.EXE (DBW0) 3,418,788 3,710,044 8052476 1 162 ORACLE.EXE (LGWR) 4,916,756 9,886,956 13688044 1 154 ORACLE.EXE (ARC0) 4,916,836 10,280,172 10280172 1 150 ORACLE.EXE (ARC2) 4,916,836 10,280,172 10280172 1 148 ORACLE.EXE (ARC3) 4,916,836 10,280,172 10280172 1 149 ORACLE.EXE (ARC1) 4,959,180 10,280,172 10280172 1 158 ORACLE.EXE (MMON) 42,721,516 43,817,548 43817548 1 -------------- sum 99,240,336 30 rows selected.