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Each database has its own queue: An update on database A will not block operations on database B. This is under the premise that it can be statically determined, i.e., before the transaction is evaluated) which databases will be accessed by a transaction (see [[#Limitations|below]]). The number of maximum parallel transactions can be adjusted with the [[Options#PARALLEL|PARALLEL]] option.
With {{Version|8.6}}, locking has been improved:
* A {{Option|FAIRLOCK}} option has been added, which is now false by default: Read transactions will be favored, and transactions that access no databases can be evaluated even if the maximum limit has been reached.
* A globally locking job can now be executed in parallel with a non-locking job.
==External Side Effects==
=Changelog=
;Version 8.6
* Updated: New {{Option|FAIRLOCK}} option, improved detection of lock patterns.
;Version 7.8
* Added: Locks can also be acquired on [[Java Bindings#Locking|Java functions]].
;Version 7.6
* Added: database locking introduced, replacing process locking.
;Version 7.2.1
* Updated: pin files replaced with shared/exclusive filesystem locking.
;Version 7.2
* Added: pin files to mark open databases.
;Version 7.1
* Added: update lock files.
