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Are PL/SQL stored procedures multi-threaded?

Published: 18 Aug 2004
Are PL/SQL stored procedures multi-threaded inherently? If yes, in the same SP when executed concurrently for multiple client sessions (or maybe even from the same session ), will these concurrent threads have their own copy of all the variables used? As DMLs are already taken care of by the database for concurrency, is it enough if we take care of the concurrency issues of the variables?
The variables in use for a stored procedure are taken care of in the user's Program Global Area (PGA). When multiple users simultaneously execute the same stored procedure, the PGA keeps track of the state of that user's execution of the stored proc. You do not have to worry about concurrency issues for these variables. Oracle handles it for you.

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