ERROR 1442 (HY000): Can\'t update table \'sign\' in stored function/trigger because it is already used by statement which invoke

ERROR 1442 (HY000): Can't update table 'sign' in stored function/trigger because it is already used by statement which invoked this stored function/trigger.

在用mysql数据库的时候，想写一个触发器实现这个功能：
在sign表里面添加一条非完整的数据，再根据添加的数据中的某一项到其他表里面筛选出值来更新新添加的数据。
sql触发器如下：

CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`%` TRIGGER `insert_person_name` AFTER INSERT ON `sign`
FOR EACH ROW begin

declare person_id int;

declare person_teachername varchar(50);

select max(sign_id) into person_id from sign;

select person.person_name into person_teachername from person,sign,choosed_course where sign.sign_id=person_id and person.person_cla_id is null and sign.sign_subc_id=choosed_course.subcourse_subc_id and choosed_course.person_person_id=person.person_id;

update sign set new.sign_person_name=person_teachername  where new.sign.sign_id=person_id;

end;

在建立触发器的时候没有报任何错误，但是在插入数据的时候：
insert into sign(sign_id,sign_person_id,sign_subc_id,sign_status) values(1202,'344',9,'测试');
数据库报出
ERROR 1442 (HY000): Can't update table 'sign' in stored function/trigger because it is already used by statement which invoked this stored function/trigger.
查询了很久，才发现mysql数据库的一个强制的锁机制。
设触发器A触发 甲表 INSERT操作，该触发器就不能对 甲表进行UPDATE和INSERT操作。
同理， 触发器A触发 甲表INSERT操作，为乙表添加数据。 如果触发器B对乙表触发INSERT操作，为甲表添加数据。这样就会爆出该错误。

mysql官方论坛什么的有一张帖子，大概就是这个意思：
http://forums.mysql.com/read.php?99,122354,122354