> [!NOTE] ![[assets/wl_ipc_multixactcreation.png|256]]
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> | | |
> | :--- | :--- |
> | **Wait Category** | IPC |
> | **Mechanism** | `MultiXact` |
> | **Operations** | [[Operations/Tuple/ModifyTable]], [[Operations/Table/SeqScan]] |
> | **Resources** | [[Resources/RAM|Memory]], [[Resources/CPU|CPU]] |
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> **Shared Lock Identity Barrier**. While LWLocks handle the memory-level synchronization for MultiXacts, this IPC event tracks the higher-level process of carving out a new identity in the cluster's transaction history.