DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()
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## DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()

    #include <db.h>

    int
    DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment(DB_ENV *dbenv, u_int32_t increment);

Configure the number of additional mutexes to allocate.

If an application will allocate mutexes for its own use, the `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` method is used to add a number of mutexes to the default allocation.

Calling the `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` method discards any value previously set using the `DB_ENV->mutex_set_max()` method.

The database environment's number of additional mutexes may also be configured using the environment's DB_CONFIG file. The syntax of the entry in that file is a single line with the string "mutex_set_increment", one or more whitespace characters, and the number of additional mutexes. Because the DB_CONFIG file is read when the database environment is opened, it will silently overrule configuration done before that time.

The `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` method configures a database environment, not only operations performed using the specified DB_ENV handle.

The `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` method may not be called after the DB_ENV->open() method is called. If the database environment already exists when DB_ENV->open() is called, the information specified to `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` will be ignored.

The `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` method returns a non-zero error value on failure and 0 on success.

### Parameters

#### increment

The increment parameter is the number of additional mutexes to allocate.

### Errors

The `DB_ENV->mutex_set_increment()` method may fail and return one of the following non-zero errors:

#### EINVAL

If the method was called after DB_ENV->open() was called; or if an invalid flag value or parameter was specified.

### Class

DB_ENV

### See Also

Mutex Methods

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