Re: AW: AW: [HACKERS] timeout on lock feature

[Tom Lane]

Zeugswetter Andreas SB  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> The timeout will be useful to let the client or user decide on an
> alternate course of action other that killing his application (without
> the need for timers or threads in the client program).

This assumes (without evidence) that the client has a good idea of what
the timeout limit ought to be.  I think this "feature" has no real use
other than encouraging application programmers to shoot themselves in
the foot.  I see no reason that we should make it easy to misdesign
applications.

                        regards, tom lane

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