At least for us, it is not really necessary to apply every latest Oracle patch set on our databases unless we really need them. After knowing about the release of 10.2.0.4 patch set from and blogs, I thought of reading a metalink note that describes the list of bugs/issues fixed by this patch set. (ML Note: 401436.1).While reading the note, following bug fixes really caught my attention:- SYSTEM RESET of an spfile parameter can corrupt the SPFILE- /.append parallel./ can corrupt an index-deadlock hang on 'cursor: pin S wait on X' (typically from DBMSSTATS)I have come across of many DBAs complaing about this behavior.

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1. Oracle 10.2.0 Client

Oracle 10.2.0 Client

Dear all,I started to install Oracle patch set 10.2.0.4 in order to upgrade from 10.2.0.2.