title: V$SQL stats for PLSQL table function
body: <p>I recently moved a set of my Oracle SQL queries to a package with table functions where I am returning data pipelined.</p>
  
  <p>However, I started observing something unusual. V$SQL stats like buffer_gets, fetches, cpu_time, execution_time etc, have started showing a cumulative number, and they keep getting higher with every execution of the queries.</p>
  
  <p>Is this usual behavior?</p>