Choice and Performance in Locking for Databases
Summary: Analytic model for database locking choices, spanning granularity, blocking versus restart conflict resolution, and lock timing (dynamic versus static). Derives how contention and workload intensity determine the performance-optimal strategy. (summarized by gpt-5.6-luna on Jul 24 2026)
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Authors
- 1. Y.C. Tay (Harvard University; National University of Singapore)
- 2. Rajiv Suri (Harvard University)
BibTeX Citation
@article{tay_vldb84,
title = {{Choice and Performance in Locking for Databases}},
author = {Tay, Y.C. and Suri, Rajiv},
journal = {PVLDB},
series = {{VLDB} '84},
pages = {119},
year = {1984}
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| Rank | Citing Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260 | Models for Studying Concurrency Control Performance: Alternatives and Implications | 1985 | SIGMOD | 0.00023103999 |
| 13,190 | Performance Evaluation of an Operating System Transaction Manager | 1987 | VLDB | 5.093636e-05 |
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Citations counted here include only citations to other VLDB/SIGMOD/CIDR/PODS papers in this database.
| Rank | Cited Paper | Year | Venue | Pagerank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,660 | A Mean Value Performance Model for Locking in Databases: The Waiting Case | 1984 | PODS | 0.00010079249 |
| 1,682 | Concurrency In Database Systems - A Simulation Study | 1977 | SIGMOD | 0.00010021488 |
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