On 7 May 2016 at 16:14, Stephen Frost <sfr...@snowman.net> wrote:
> > If we don't lock it then we will have a inconsistent dump that will fail > > later, if dumped while an object is being dropped. > > Do we want an inconsistent dump? > > The dump won't be inconsistent, as Tom pointed out. The catalog tables > are read using a repeatable read transaction, which will be consistent. The scan is consistent, yes, but the results would not be. -- Simon Riggs http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ <http://www.2ndquadrant.com/> PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Remote DBA, Training & Services
