On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Greg Smith <g...@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
>> Does try_relation_open need to have a lock acquisition timeout when AV
>> is calling it?
>
> Hmm.  I think when looking at the AV code, I've always subconsciously
> assumed that try_relation_open would fail immediately if it couldn't get
> the lock.  That certainly seems like it would be a more appropriate way
> to behave than delaying indefinitely.

I'm confused how that's not happening already. What does "try" mean, otherwise?

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