Waiting for table lock on InnoDb tables

Hi all, this is my first post.

I am running MySQL 5.5.15. I have been load testing for high concurrency and with SHOW PROCESSLIST I see hundreds of lines like the following:

| 93165 | root | localhost:58503 | SITE_XXXXXXXX | Query | 73 | Waiting for table level lock | INSERT INTO Z_USER_LIST_ITEMS (LIST_ID, IDENTIFIER, PRODUCT_ID, SELLING_PRICE, ACCEPTED, |
| 93172 | root | localhost:58512 | SITE_XXXXXXXX | Query | 22 | Waiting for table level lock | INSERT INTO Z_PRODUCT_CACHE (PRODUCT_ID, MEDIA, TITLE, KEYWORDS, DT_STAMP)

These are simple single-line inserts. Both tables above are InnoDb, Z_USER_LIST_ITEMS has an auto-increment column, but Z_PRODUCT_CACHE does not.

I am at a loss as to why these inserts are seeking table level locks? This database serves a live website, and I have to prepare for much higher traffic and concurrency.

Hope someone can help!

Many thanks,
Mat

PS. Here is the output of SHOW VARIABLES:

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Can you post the full output of

SHOW ENGINE INNODB STATUS\G,
SHOW FULL PROCESSLIST

while the incident is happening ?

and also,

SHOW CREATE TABLE Z_USER_LIST_ITEMS\G
SHOW CREATE TABLE Z_PRODUCT_CACHE\G

Hiya,

I’ve managed to resolve the problem. The InnoDb tables had triggers which performed INSERT DELAYED on MyISAM tables. I only discovered today that INSERT DELAYED is not supported in stored procedures or triggers, and the processes were actually waiting for locks on these MyISAM tables.

Thanks for your help.

Mat