Boszormenyi Zoltan wrote: > The vague consensus for syntax options was that the GUC > 'lock_timeout' and WAIT [N] extension (wherever NOWAIT > is allowed) both should be implemented. > > Behaviour would be that N seconds timeout should be > applied to every lock that the statement would take.
In http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/291.1242053...@sss.pgh.pa.us Tom argues that lock_timeout should be sufficient. I'm not sure what does WAIT [N] buy. -- Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/ PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers