Unlocking the entire database?

[John Sinues]

When lock(-1) is called, we are suppose to lock the entire database. How do we unlock it? Can we assume unlock(-1) unlocks the entire database?
- John Sinues

[Padmaja Prasad]

Same way as lock(-1). You can loop through all records and call recursively unlock(record) for each record.
Padmaja

[Mark Spritzler]

Or not implement unlock(-1) and put in your design.txt that lock(-1) should only be used for the server to shutdown the server, and that unlocking the records then would be pointless.
Mark

[John Sinues]

Thanks Mark, I like that approach.
- John

[Abhinav Anand]

Hi,

Or not implement unlock(-1) and put in your design.txt that lock(-1) should only be used for the server to shutdown the server, and that unlocking the records then would be pointless.

What about the scenario when you have to add a record and you need to lock the whole database. Is it justified to assume that no records will be added at all in future.

[Sai Prasad]

Vishal,
Why do you have to lock the entire database to insert one record?