Error in using IPv6 in session database driver MySQL 5.7

[karenbchelp]

Hi!

I am getting this error:

ERROR - 2016-11-20 09:59:03 --> Severity: Warning --> mysqli::query(): (42000/3057): Incorrect user-level lock name 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:x:xxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx'. /var/www/0/136120/www/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php 305 ERROR - 2016-11-20 09:59:03 --> Query error: Incorrect user-level lock name 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:x:xxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx'. - Invalid query: SELECT GET_LOCK('xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx_xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:x:xxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx', 300) AS ci_session_lock ERROR - 2016-11-20 09:59:03 --> Severity: Error --> Call to a member function row() on boolean /var/www/0/136120/www/system/libraries/Session/drivers/Session_database_driver.php 358

My guess is that the lock name string exceed the get_lock() maximum length of 64 characters that was implemented in MySQL 5.7. I am not getting this error when a user is using IPv4 since it does not make the lock name exceed 64 characters but when a user is using IPv6 it exceeds the limit.

Is there a way I could still use IPv6 in the session database driver?