"K.L." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 3.23.54 Manual states in; > > Section 1.4.4.3 Transactions > ------------------------------------ > "If you only obtain a read lock (as opposed to a write lock), then reads and > inserts are still allowed to happen. The new inserted records will not be seen > by any of the clients that have a READ lock until they release their read locks > " > > But in Section 6.7.2 Lock Tables/Unlock Tables Syntax > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > "If a thread obtains a READ lock on a table, that thread (and all other threads) > can only read from the table. If a thread obtains a WRITE lock on a table, then > only the thread holding the lock can READ from or WRITE to the table." > > > What am I missing pls? Can I, with a "READ" Lock, still write to the table?
Only thread that obtains lock on the table can write to the table. > Is the following assumption correct? > > "READ" Lock - Thread/Client with Lock, can write to locked Table, and is ONLY > ONE who can until Lock released. Sure. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Egor Egorov / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]