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Diagnosing Semaphores and Mutex Contention
Updated May 4, 2026
Short answer
Internal locking mechanisms within the MySQL source code.
Deep explanation
High 'OS Waits' in the InnoDB monitor often point to high concurrency contention on specific internal resources like the 'Log Sys' mutex.
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