Andrew Braithwaite wrote:
> Does anyone know if thread_concurrency works in linux or is it just
> limited to Solaris and Windows?

Hi! That variable only affects Solaris, as the Solaris threading
library supports thr_setconcurrency().

innodb_thread_concurrency, however, can affect all platforms, AFAIK:

http://www.mysql.org/doc/refman/5.0/...ad_concurrency

> I know the general rule is number of CPU's*2 but will this actually have
> any effect with Linux's threading model?

Nope, at least AFAIK.

-jay