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Prior to MySQL 4.1, access to the key cache is serialized: No two threads can access key cache buffers simultaneously. The server processes a request for an index block only after it has finished processing the previous request. As a result, a request for an index block not present in any key cache buffer blocks access by other threads while a buffer is being updated to contain the requested index block.
Starting from version 4.1.0, the server supports shared access to the key cache:
Shared access to the key cache allows the server to improve throughput significantly.