> [!NOTE] ![[assets/wl_lwlock_multixacttruncation.png|256]]
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> | | |
> | :--- | :--- |
> | **Wait Category** | LWLock |
> | **Mechanism** | `MultiXactTruncationLock` |
> | **Operations** | [[Operations/Table/SeqScan]], [[Operations/ResultSet/Materialize]] |
> | **Resources** | [[Resources/RAM|Memory]], [[Resources/CPU|CPU]] |
>
> This wait event represents a **Log Retention Barrier**. As the cluster advances through MultiXact IDs (MXIDs), old segments of the MultiXact logs are no longer needed and can be safely deleted to reclaim disk space.