Set each of the maximum number of locks, lockers and lock objects
supported by the Berkeley DB lock subsystem to max. This value is
used by DbEnv.open to estimate how much space to allocate for
various lock-table data structures. For specific information on
configuring the size of the lock subsystem, see
Configuring locking: sizing the
system.
The DbEnv.set_lk_max interface may only be used to configure Berkeley DB before
the DbEnv.open interface is called.
The DbEnv.set_lk_max method throws an exception that encapsulates a non-zero error value on
failure.
The database environment's maximum number of locks may also be set using the environment's
DB_CONFIG file. The syntax of the entry in that file is a
single line with the string "set_lk_max", one or more whitespace characters,
and the number of locks. Because the DB_CONFIG file is read when the database
environment is opened, it will silently overrule configuration done
before that time.