On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Tom Lane <[email protected]> wrote: > Greg Smith <[email protected]> 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? -- Robert Haas EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
