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Conference orarep::nomahs::rdb_60

Title:Oracle Rdb - Still a strategic database for DEC on Alpha AXP!
Notice:RDB_60 is archived, please use RDB_70..
Moderator:NOVA::SMITHISON
Created:Fri Mar 18 1994
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5118
Total number of notes:28246

4655.0. "NOWAIT waiting for system relations" by M5::DDAYBERR () Fri Nov 01 1996 13:30

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4655.1NOVA::SMITHIDon't understate or underestimate Rdb!Fri Nov 01 1996 14:167
4655.2bug # 418976M5::DDAYBERRMon Nov 04 1996 11:454
4655.3NOVA::SMITHIDon't understate or underestimate Rdb!Mon Mar 17 1997 16:3910
I was wrong it *is* meant to work that way.  We always ready the system tables
for WAIT.  This is because without access to the system tables we can't do
anything.  This behaviour of the user query is a side effect of the internal
behaviour.

However, I bet the user was actually see a WAIT for the NOWAIT lock...  This
often happens there is a long running transaction.  Basically it isn't
responding the the AST for this special NOWAIT lock.

Ian