Clodoaldo Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I've been trying for 3 days to figure out what is happening to no
> avail. What am i missing about transactions and MVCC? What could make
> a plpgsql update function lock a table?

What is the function doing to the table, exactly?  DDL changes generally
take exclusive locks ...

                        regards, tom lane

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