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authorunknown <monty@hundin.mysql.fi>2001-10-10 01:26:56 +0300
committerunknown <monty@hundin.mysql.fi>2001-10-10 01:26:56 +0300
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Portability & build fixes
Build-tools/Do-compile: Fix for new mysqlmanager Build-tools/Do-rpm: Make build safer Docs/manual.texi: Cleanup limitations section tools/mysqlmanager.c: Cleanup used include files
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@cindex design, limitations
@cindex limitations, design
-Because MySQL uses extremely fast table locking (multiple readers /
-single writers) the biggest remaining problem is a mix of a steady stream of
-inserts and slow selects on the same table.
-
-We believe that for a huge number of systems the extremely fast
-performance in other cases make this choice a win. This case is usually
-also possible to solve by having multiple copies of the table, but it
-takes more effort and hardware.
-
-We are also working on some extensions to solve this problem for some
-common application niches.
+When using the MyISAM table handler, MySQL uses extremely fast table
+locking (multiple readers / single writers). The biggest problem with
+this table type is a if you have a mix of a steady stream of updates and
+slow selects on the same table. If this is a problem with some tables,
+you can use another table type for these. @xref{Table types}.
MySQL can work with both transactional and not transactional tables. To
be able to work smoothly with not transactional tables (which can't