Database & Performance Engineering
Troubleshooting MySQL and MariaDB InnoDB Deadlocks, Metadata Lock Contention, and Gap Lock Freezes Runbook
An exhaustive Linux database administrator runbook for diagnosing and resolving MySQL/MariaDB InnoDB deadlocks (Error 1213), 'Waiting for table metadata lock' queue stalls, and gap lock contention in high-concurrency web applications.
