"Matthew T. O'Connor" <matthew@zeut.net> writes: > Is there any chance of a race condition here? That is, can the launcher > process start a new autovacuum process against that database that your > code will miss since it was started after you began your search?
No; we're holding a lock against incoming processes in that database. regards, tom lane ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faq