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The syntax of the entry in that file is a single line with the string "set_tas_spins", one or more whitespace characters, and the number of spins. Because the <a href="../../programmer_reference/env_db_config.html#env_db_config.DB_CONFIG" class="olink">DB_CONFIG</a> file is read when the database environment is opened, it will silently overrule configuration done before that time. </p> <p> The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV->mutex_set_tas_spins()</code> method configures operations performed using the specified <a class="link" href="env.html" title="Chapter 5. The DB_ENV Handle">DB_ENV</a> handle, not all operations performed on the underlying database environment. </p> <p> The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV->mutex_set_tas_spins()</code> method may be called at any time during the life of the application. </p> <p> The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV->mutex_set_tas_spins()</code> <span> <span> method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success. </span> </span> </p> <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a id="idp53760920"></a>Parameters</h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="idp53776080"></a>tas_spins</h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> The <span class="bold"><strong>tas_spins</strong></span> parameter is the number of spins test-and-set mutexes should execute before blocking. </p> </div> </div> <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a id="idp53781304"></a>Errors</h3> </div> </div> </div> <p> The <code class="methodname">DB_ENV->mutex_set_tas_spins()</code> <span> <span> method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors: </span> </span> </p> <div class="sect3" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h4 class="title"><a id="idp53795664"></a>EINVAL</h4> </div> </div> </div> <p> An invalid flag value or parameter was specified. </p> </div> </div> <div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"> <div class="titlepage"> <div> <div> <h3 class="title"><a id="idp53794584"></a>Class</h3> </div> </div> </div> <p> <a class="link" href="env.html" title="Chapter 5. 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