Github user fpompermaier commented on a diff in the pull request: https://github.com/apache/phoenix/pull/288#discussion_r160888052 --- Diff: phoenix-core/src/main/java/org/apache/phoenix/query/ConnectionQueryServicesImpl.java --- @@ -2543,16 +2543,15 @@ public Void call() throws Exception { } } - void createSysMutexTable(HBaseAdmin admin, ReadOnlyProps props) throws IOException, SQLException { + void createSysMutexTableIfNotExists(HBaseAdmin admin, ReadOnlyProps props) throws IOException, SQLException { try { - final TableName mutexTableName = SchemaUtil.getPhysicalTableName( - PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.SYSTEM_MUTEX_NAME, props); - List<TableName> systemTables = getSystemTableNames(admin); - if (systemTables.contains(mutexTableName) || admin.tableExists( TableName.valueOf( - PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.SYSTEM_SCHEMA_NAME,PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.SYSTEM_MUTEX_TABLE_NAME))) { + if(admin.tableExists(PhoenixDatabaseMetaData.SYSTEM_MUTEX_NAME) || admin.tableExists(TableName.valueOf( --- End diff -- why not just leave if (admin.tableExists(mutexTableName)) ?
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