Re: bzr commit into mysql-6.0-backup branch (cbell:2618) Bug#36749

[Konstantin Osipov]

* Chuck Bell <cbell@stripped> [08/06/17 16:49]:
> #At file:///C:/source/bzr/mysql-6.0-bug-36749/
> 
>  2618 Chuck Bell	2008-06-17
>       BUG#36749 Data Loss after Restore, if Trigger fired on the table that is being
> Restored.
>       
>       The MyISAM native driver is not locking its tables. This results in data losson
> restore
>       as either a collision or an overwrite condition occurs.
>       
>       This patch corrects the problem by taking an exclusive name lock on all tables
> prior to
>       restore of the data (after the metadata step).

So how is that an "online" backup if you take exclusive metadata
locks?

Or it's accepted that restore can be "offline"?

> +/*
> +  Gets name locks on table list.
> +*/
> +int get_name_locks(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *tables, bool exclusive);

What is this "exclusive" for?

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