Sorry, should RTFM more closely: "If a transaction is waiting for a row-level lock, it will usually appear in the view as waiting for the transaction ID of the current holder of that row lock."
so I need to look at the row locks on the blocker. Philip Warner wrote: > Hi, > > Can anyone explain the way to debug this kind of situation and/or > explain the meaning of these locks? > > Partial output of "select * from pg_locks": > > | | 1192675195 | 62860 | ShareLock | f > | | 1192675195 | 62814 | ExclusiveLock | t > | | 1192675195 | 62838 | ShareLock | f > | | 1192675195 | 63525 | ShareLock | f > > where 1192675195 is the 'transaction' field. > > I am not at all clear what the processes are waiting for, or if there is > a way to reduce such contention. > > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Philip Warner | __---_____ Albatross Consulting Pty. Ltd. |----/ - \ (A.B.N. 75 008 659 498) | /(@) ______---_ Tel: (+61) 03 5330 3171 | _________ \ Fax: (+61) 03 5330 3172 | ___________ | http://www.rhyme.com.au <http://www.rhyme.com.au/> | / \| | --________-- GPG key available upon request. | / |/ -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers