Good Morning Brian- sounds like a very nasty bug first discovered in 07 http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2007-04/msg00075.php
the bug was supposed to be eradicated post 8.3.3 which version are you using which exhibits this behaviour? thanks/ Martin ______________________________________________ Disclaimer and confidentiality note Everything in this e-mail and any attachments relates to the official business of Sender. This transmission is of a confidential nature and Sender does not endorse distribution to any party other than intended recipient. Sender does not necessarily endorse content contained within this transmission. > Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 09:17:49 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GENERAL] Possible limit on transaction size? > > Hello, > > I was curious if there was a known size limit for Postgres transactions. In > order to import data into my database, my Java application begins a > transaction, > imports the data (into several different tables), and then commits the > transaction on success. It works great on small data sets, but on the large > ones, it doesn't work so well. > > About 150 million records into the import process, I get the following error: > > ERROR: lock AccessShareLock on object 51533/51769/0 is already held > CONTEXT: SQL statement "INSERT INTO table_name (col1, col2, col3, col4) VALUES > (val1, val2, val3, val4)" > > PL/pgSQL function "create_import" line 19 at SQL statement > STATEMENT: select * from create_import($1,$2,$3,$4,$5,$6) as result > > I know my server can handle this much data (24GB RAM, 2 TB SAS disks, etc.), > but > it doesn't seem like Postgres likes the large transactions. > > Any thoughts? > > Thank you for your time, > > Brian Beyer > Purdue University > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > Sent via pgsql-general mailing list ([email protected]) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows Mobile brings your life together—at home, work, or on the go. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093182mrt/direct/01/
