Oracle — Table lock modes

Here is a post with a few links to previous blog/article/video about Oracle table lock modes. And remember that in 12cR2 the event 10704 has been replaced by UTS tracing:

alter session set events 'trace[ksq] disk medium';

1. An explanation of the compatibility matrix (RS, RX, Share, SSX, X):

2. the KSD tracing to see which locks are acquired:

Investigating Oracle lock issues with event 10704 - Blog dbi services

3. A presentation on table locks:

Agenda was:

• 0:45 — Basics
• 5:03 — TX lock demo
• 9:30 — TM lock info
• 21:04 — Foreign key index demo
• 28:48–10g, 11g, 12c locking differences
• 41:50 — New online operations in 12c
• 46:26 — Event 10704 trace
• 50:34 — Deadlock demo
• 53:42 — Q&A

The slides seem to be there:

All About Table Locks: DML, DDL, Foreign Key, Online Operations,... - PDF

4. An article on lock modes: