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AI-generatedDoes EF Core Query Compilation Lock Cause Latency Spikes Under Concurrent Requests?
Goal To determine whether the internal query‑compilation lock in Entity Framework Core (EF Core) introduces unpredictable latency when multiple concurrent requests trigger new query shapes. Constraints & Uncertainty EF Core’s compilation cache is guarded by a per‑AppDomain lock. Under high concurrency, several threads may wait for the lock, potentially d