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      7.6.9 MySQL Plugin Services
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       7.6.9.1 The Locking Service
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   MySQL server plugins have access to server
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   The plugin services interface complements the
      plugin API by exposing server functionality that plugins can call.
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    MySQL Services for Plugins
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   . The following sections
      describe plugin services available at the SQL and C-language
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