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  1. WiredTiger
  2. WT-1202

WT_WITH_SCHEMA_LOCK, WT_SESSION_SCHEMA_LOCKED don't need to spin

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    • WT2.4.0
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      keithbostic said:
      > Why does the WT_WITHOUT_SCHEMA_LOCK macro spin & yield when re-acquiring the schema lock, why not just block until it has it?

      agorrod said:

      > That is a good question. I copied the logic from WT_WITH_SCHEMA_LOCK, and I believe the same question could be applied there.
      > Michael: Is there a reason WT_WITH_SCHEMA_LOCK uses __wt_spin_trylock?

      michaelcahill said:

      > WT_WITH_SCHEMA_LOCK used to spin so that it could notice if the WT_SESSION_SCHEMA_LOCKED flag was set – this happened during shutdown of LSM worker threads.
      > Now that Alex's changes have been merged, spinning should no longer be required.

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            keith.bostic@mongodb.com Keith Bostic (Inactive)
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            keith.bostic@mongodb.com Keith Bostic (Inactive)
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