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Re: Lock Statistics





On 7/31/07, Michael Fuhr <mike(at)fuhr(dot)org> wrote:
On Tue, Jul 31, 2007 at 10:35:25AM +1200, adey wrote:
> -- CAUTION: this query may impact system performance as you are selecting
> from system tables

What difference are you expecting that to make and why?
 
It was a warning I received some years ago when I riginally discovered the query. Presumably reading from system tables competes with user queries for the system tables, slowing them down. I can't say I've ever noticed any impact when using it though.

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Michael Fuhr



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