Bug 18411339 – Low performance V$ARCHIVE_GAP (11.2.0.4) fix 12.2.0.1

Just came across bug from 11.2.0.4 not fixed until 12.2 base release. Seriously Oracle?
In the test case below, it looks to have only affected 11.2.0.4 – 64bit for AIX Version 7.1 since I recall this was not an issues for Linux.

11.2.0.4.0
select * from v$archive_gap;
Elapsed: 00:01:48.93

12.1.0.2.0
select * from v$archive_gap;
Elapsed: 00:00:06.60

Work Around

select USERENV('Instance'), high.thread#, low.lsq, high.hsq
 from
  (select a.thread#, rcvsq, min(a.sequence#)-1 hsq
   from v$archived_log a,
        (select lh.thread#, lh.resetlogs_change#, max(lh.sequence#) rcvsq
           from v$log_history lh, v$database_incarnation di
          where lh.resetlogs_time = di.resetlogs_time
            and lh.resetlogs_change# = di.resetlogs_change#
            and di.status = 'CURRENT'
            and lh.thread# is not null
            and lh.resetlogs_change# is not null
            and lh.resetlogs_time is not null
         group by lh.thread#, lh.resetlogs_change#
        ) b
   where a.thread# = b.thread#
     and a.resetlogs_change# = b.resetlogs_change#
     and a.sequence# > rcvsq
   group by a.thread#, rcvsq) high,
 (select srl_lsq.thread#, nvl(lh_lsq.lsq, srl_lsq.lsq) lsq
   from
     (select thread#, min(sequence#)+1 lsq
      from
        v$log_history lh, x$kccfe fe, v$database_incarnation di
      where to_number(fe.fecps) <= lh.next_change# and to_number(fe.fecps) >= lh.first_change#
        and fe.fedup!=0 and bitand(fe.festa, 12) = 12
        and di.resetlogs_time = lh.resetlogs_time
        and lh.resetlogs_change# = di.resetlogs_change#
        and di.status = 'CURRENT'
      group by thread#) lh_lsq,
     (select thread#, max(sequence#)+1 lsq
      from
        v$log_history
      where (select min( to_number(fe.fecps))
             from x$kccfe fe
             where fe.fedup!=0 and bitand(fe.festa, 12) = 12)
      >= next_change#
      group by thread#) srl_lsq
   where srl_lsq.thread# = lh_lsq.thread#(+)
  ) low
 where low.thread# = high.thread#
 and lsq < = hsq and hsq > rcvsq;