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  "id": "P227",
  "slug": "mysql-8-4-1-cannot-restart-after-creating-8001-tables",
  "status": "search-observed",
  "product": "MySQL 8.4.1",
  "family": "Database operational contract",
  "canonical_url": "https://gitdocs.org/fix/mysql-8-4-1-cannot-restart-after-creating-8001-tables",
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  "markdown_url": "https://gitdocs.org/fix/mysql-8-4-1-cannot-restart-after-creating-8001-tables.md",
  "json_url": "https://gitdocs.org/api/fixes/mysql-8-4-1-cannot-restart-after-creating-8001-tables.json",
  "canonical_query": "MySQL 8.4.1 cannot restart after creating 8001 tables",
  "observed_codex_queries": [
    "MySQL 8.4.1 cannot restart after creating 8001 tables",
    "MySQL 8.4.1 8001 tables restart failure",
    "\"8001\" \"MySQL\" \"tables\" \"restart\"",
    "site:dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4 InnoDB limits number of tables open files table_open_cache open_files_limit",
    "MySQL 8.4 open_files_limit innodb_open_files table_open_cache documentation",
    "dev.mysql.com MySQL 8.4 open_files_limit table_open_cache innodb_open_files",
    "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-system-variables.html",
    "'open_files_limit' in https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-system-variables.html"
  ],
  "organic_dependency_search_count": 8,
  "affected_versions": "",
  "exact_errors": [],
  "diagnosis": "The local schema/query is valid, but upgrade path, restart behavior, replication syntax, or background operations changed in the server release.",
  "before": "",
  "after": "",
  "verification": "Verifier checks durability, restart, and operational safety rather than a one-shot query. Verify a safe patch release and successful restart with data intact.",
  "unsafe_fixes": [
    "Changing local code without checking the current external contract.",
    "Retrying the same install, build, or API call with no version/source change.",
    "Applying a broad unsafe bypass when a narrow compatibility fix is available."
  ],
  "last_verified_at": "2026-06-25",
  "neutral_validation": {
    "organic_search_observed": true,
    "organic_strict_pass": true,
    "no_web_counterfactual_run": false,
    "no_web_strict_pass": null,
    "search_necessity_under_fixture": null,
    "no_web_oracle_note": "Observed query evidence is separated from necessity proof; no-web and stale-contract counterfactuals should be tracked separately."
  },
  "source_trail": [
    {
      "url": "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.4/en/news-8-4-1.html",
      "label": "MySQL 8.4.1 withdrawn"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.4/en/server-system-variables.html",
      "label": "Official reference opened by Codex"
    }
  ],
  "source_github_links": []
}