Bug #45975 DELETE by key column locks whole table
Submitted: 6 Jul 2009 15:24 Modified: 18 Dec 2009 16:56
Reporter: Dmitry Goncharov Email Updates:
Status: Won't fix Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: Documentation Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:4.1, 5.0, 5.1, azalea OS:Any
Assigned to: Paul DuBois CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: gap locking, innodb, lock escalation

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