Because the write locking happens at data copy time. If this pans out looks like they’ll have managed to stay focused post-Oracle acquisition.
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MySQL go fast databases Kellan-Elliot-Mcrea now InnoDB
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MySQL capacity Kellan-Elliot-Mcrea InnoDB
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