Bug #58037 LOCK_open contention from the table cache
Submitted: 7 Nov 2010 17:17 Modified: 10 Nov 2010 20:24
Reporter: Mark Callaghan Email Updates:
Status: Won't fix Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Server: General Severity:S5 (Performance)
Version:5.1.50 OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: concurrency, high, LOCK_open

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