vlad.lesin and hholzgra,

I updated the text here:

Defines the timeout to wait for queries before trying to acquire the global lock. In MariaDB 10.4 and later, the global lock refers to BACKUP STAGE BLOCK_COMMIT. In MariaDB 10.3 and before, the global lock refers to FLUSH TABLES WITH READ LOCK (FTWRL).

--ftwrl-wait-timeout=#

When Mariabackup runs, it acquires a global lock to prevent data from changing during the backup process and ensure a consistent record. If it encounters statements still in the process of executing, it can be configured to wait until the statements complete before trying to acquire the global lock.

If the --ftwrl-wait-timeout is set to 0, then Mariabackup tries to acquire the global lock immediately without waiting. This is the default value.

If the --ftwrl-wait-timeout is set to a non-zero value, then Mariabackup waits for the configured number of seconds until trying to acquire the global lock.

Starting in MariaDB 10.5.3, MariaDB 10.4.13, MariaDB 10.3.23, and MariaDB 10.2.32, Mariabackup will exit if it can't acquire the global lock after waiting for the configured number of seconds. In earlier versions, it could wait for the global lock indefinitely, even if --ftwrl-wait-timeout was set to a non-zero value.

$ mariabackup --backup \
--ftwrl-wait-query-type=UPDATE \
--ftwrl-wait-timeout=5

https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariabackup-options/#-ftwrl-wait-timeout

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Thanks!

I'll go ahead and close this. If anyone has concerns about the edited text, then please let me know.