set global innodb_table_locks=1; select @@innodb_table_locks; @@innodb_table_locks 1 drop table if exists t1; set @@innodb_table_locks=1; create table t1 (id integer, x integer) engine=INNODB; insert into t1 values(0, 0); set autocommit=0; SELECT * from t1 where id = 0 FOR UPDATE; id x 0 0 set autocommit=0; lock table t1 write; update t1 set x=1 where id = 0; select * from t1; id x 0 1 commit; update t1 set x=2 where id = 0; commit; unlock tables; select * from t1; id x 0 2 commit; drop table t1; # # Old lock method (where LOCK TABLE was ignored by InnoDB) no longer # works due to fix for bugs #46272 "MySQL 5.4.4, new MDL: unnecessary # deadlock" and bug #37346 "innodb does not detect deadlock between # update and alter table". # set @@innodb_table_locks=0; create table t1 (id integer primary key, x integer) engine=INNODB; insert into t1 values(0, 0),(1,1),(2,2); commit; SELECT * from t1 where id = 0 FOR UPDATE; id x 0 0 # Connection 'con2'. set autocommit=0; set @@innodb_table_locks=0; # The following statement should block because SQL-level lock # is taken on t1 which will wait until concurrent transaction # is commited. # Sending: lock table t1 write;; # Connection 'con1'. # Wait until LOCK TABLE is blocked on SQL-level lock. # We should be able to do UPDATEs and SELECTs within transaction. update t1 set x=1 where id = 0; select * from t1; id x 0 1 1 1 2 2 # Unblock LOCK TABLE. commit; # Connection 'con2'. # Reap LOCK TABLE. unlock tables; # Connection 'con1'. drop table t1;