11g AMM - Diagnostic+Tuning Packs required?

Am I required to purchase a license for the Diagnostic+Tuning packs in order to utilize Automatic Memory Management (AMM) in Oracle 11g? I haven't been able to find any documentation online stating so.

Oracle uses some features internally that you would have to pay for if you used them (even just accessing the tables). But as long as you don't access them yourself, you are fine. You can check the view DBA_FEATURE_USAGE_STATISTICS and the access is controlled by Options and Packs CONTROL_MANAGEMENT_PACK_ACCESS
If you have access to MOS, this is explained in AWR Reporting - Licensing Requirements Clarification (Doc ID 1490798.1)
Edit: Oracle Database Comparisons | Oracle Database | Oracle search for "Automatic Memory" and it shows it is available for all editions, even though you can only even buy diagnostics on Enterprise.
Edit2: Of course, some things you can use: https://blogs.oracle.com/optimizer/entry/does_the_use_of_sql

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