我的 MySQL 数据库为三个 Web 应用程序提供存储后端服务。然而，我最近永久遇到了错误“等待表元数据锁”。这种情况几乎一直发生，我不明白为什么。

mysql> show processlist
    -> ;
+------+-----------+-----------------+------------+---------+------+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Id   | User      | Host            | db         | Command | Time | State                           | Info                                                                                                 |
+------+-----------+-----------------+------------+---------+------+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|   36 | root      | localhost:33444 | bookmaker2 | Sleep   |  139 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
|   37 | root      | localhost:33445 | bookmaker2 | Sleep   |  139 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
|   38 | root      | localhost:33446 | bookmaker2 | Sleep   |  139 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
|   39 | root      | localhost:33447 | bookmaker2 | Sleep   |   49 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
|   40 | root      | localhost:33448 | bookmaker2 | Sleep   |  139 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
| 1315 | bookmaker | localhost:34869 | bookmaker  | Sleep   |   58 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
| 1316 | root      | localhost:34874 | bookmaker3 | Sleep   |   56 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
| 1395 | bookmaker | localhost:34953 | bookmaker  | Sleep   |   58 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
| 1396 | root      | localhost:34954 | bookmaker3 | Sleep   |   46 |                                 | NULL                                                                                                 |
| 1398 | root      | localhost:34956 | bookmaker3 | Query   |   28 | Waiting for table metadata lock | CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS LogEntries  ( 
                    lid         INT NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMEN |
| 1399 | root      | localhost       | NULL       | Query   |    0 | NULL                            | show processlist                                                                                     |
+------+-----------+-----------------+------------+---------+------+---------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

当然可以杀死相应的进程。但是，如果我重新启动尝试创建数据库“bookmaker3”的表结构的程序，新创建的进程将再次处于 Metallock 中。

我什至无法删除数据库：

mysql> drop database bookmaker3;

这也会产生金属锁。

如何修复这个问题？