mysql gem reporting deadlock

[Andrew Arrow]

I posted this message on the mysql forum:

http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?97,167771,167771

and the ruby code in question uses the mysql-2.7 gem directly. Not
using active record.

When the deadlock occurs it takes about 2 mins and times out with an
error.

But if the run the same SQL in mysql console with two sessions, I get a
deadlock error right away.

Is there a way to make the ruby mysql gem return the deadlock error
without the 2 min wait?

Thanks.