SET GLOBAL innodb_deadlock_detect=OFF; SET GLOBAL innodb_lock_wait_timeout=2; CREATE TABLE t1( id INT, PRIMARY KEY(id) ) ENGINE=InnoDB; INSERT INTO t1 VALUES(1), (2), (3); BEGIN; SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE id = 1 FOR UPDATE; id 1 BEGIN; SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE id = 2 FOR UPDATE; id 2 SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE id = 1 FOR UPDATE;; SELECT * FROM t1 WHERE id = 2 FOR UPDATE;; ERROR HY000: Lock wait timeout exceeded; try restarting transaction ROLLBACK; id 2 ROLLBACK; DROP TABLE t1; SET GLOBAL innodb_lock_wait_timeout=default; SET GLOBAL innodb_deadlock_detect=default;