*** lock/lock.c.orig	Fri Jan 15 10:33:56 1999
--- lock/lock.c	Fri Jan 22 15:23:13 1999
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*** 609,614 ****
--- 609,620 ----
  
  		LOCK_LOCKREGION(lt);
  		if (newl->status != DB_LSTAT_PENDING) {
+ 			/*
+ 			 * If this lock errored due to a deadlock, then
+ 			 * we have waiters that require promotion.
+ 			 */
+ 			if (newl->status == DB_LSTAT_ABORTED)
+ 				(void)__lock_promote(lt, sh_obj);
  			/* Return to free list. */
  			__lock_checklocker(lt, newl, 0);
  			SH_TAILQ_INSERT_HEAD(&lrp->free_locks, newl, links,