Hi, two concurrent clients try to 'COPY ... FROM ...' to the same table, "feature_link".
The second one (pid 17983) is waiting for an ExclusiveLock on the table's primary key index, "key__idpk__flink". The first one (pid 17980) is inserting into the index's btree, waiting for a buffer lock. This locking state seems to persist. Do you have any idea what could cause this scenario and what kind of debugging information I could extract (the processes are still running) to find out who is currently holding the buffer lock in question? Thanks for your help, best wishes, Mike [fuchs:~/build/postgresql-8.0.0beta2] vi +1004 ./src/backend/storage/buffer/bufmgr.c 999 /* 1000 * Protect buffer content against concurrent update. (Note that 1001 * hint-bit updates can still occur while the write is in progress, 1002 * but we assume that that will not invalidate the data written.) 1003 */ 1004 LockBuffer(buffer, BUFFER_LOCK_SHARE); 1005 [fuchs:~/build/postgresql-8.0.0beta2] gdb src/backend/postgres [...] (gdb) attach 17980 [...] (gdb) where #0 0x0000002a96181279 in semop () from /lib64/tls/libc.so.6 #1 0x0000000000511707 in PGSemaphoreLock (sema=0x2aa16de2f0, interruptOK=0 '\0') at pg_sema.c:418 #2 0x000000000053549a in LWLockAcquire (lockid=32741, mode=LW_SHARED) at lwlock.c:315 #3 0x0000000000528a3d in FlushBuffer (buf=0x2a9953ea40, reln=0x900640) at bufmgr.c:1004 #4 0x000000000052806d in BufferAlloc (reln=0x2768021, blockNum=3220402560, foundPtr=0x7fbff3728f "") at bufmgr.c:365 #5 0x0000000000527edc in ReadBufferInternal (reln=0x2aa24786b8, blockNum=20055, bufferLockHeld=0 '\0') at bufmgr.c:153 #6 0x000000000044a930 in _bt_getbuf (rel=0x2aa24786b8, blkno=3220402560, access=2) at nbtpage.c:492 #7 0x0000000000448c87 in _bt_split (rel=0x2aa24786b8, buf=673, firstright=89, newitemoff=164, newitemsz=40, newitem=0x911d40, newitemonleft=0 '\0', itup_off=0x7fbff374c6, itup_blkno=0x7fbff374c8) at nbtinsert.c:683 #8 0x00000000004486ba in _bt_insertonpg (rel=0x2aa24786b8, buf=673, stack=0x9924f0, keysz=1, scankey=0x911d90, btitem=0x911d40, afteritem=0, split_only_page=0 '\0') at nbtinsert.c:500 #9 0x00000000004481eb in _bt_doinsert (rel=0x2aa24786b8, btitem=0x911d40, index_is_unique=1 '\001', heapRel=0x2aa2477c38) at nbtinsert.c:141 #10 0x000000000044bb71 in btinsert (fcinfo=0x2768021) at nbtree.c:257 #11 0x00000000005a44aa in OidFunctionCall6 (functionId=41320481, arg1=183111222968, arg2=548681250960, arg3=548681250928, arg4=9515332, arg5=183111220280, arg6=18446744073709551612) at fmgr.c:1487 #12 0x00000000004476a5 in index_insert (indexRelation=0x2aa24786b8, datums=0x7fbff37890, nulls=0x7fbff37870 " î", heap_t_ctid=0x913144, heapRelation=0x2aa2477c38, check_uniqueness=1 '\001') at indexam.c:226 #13 0x00000000004cf3cf in ExecInsertIndexTuples (slot=0x0, tupleid=0x7fbff37180, estate=0x990450, is_vacuum=0 '\0') at execUtils.c:859 #14 0x000000000049c1d1 in CopyFrom (rel=0x2aa2477c38, attnumlist=0x990060, binary=0 '\0', oids=0 '\0', delim=0x63e4cd "\t", null_print=0x608614 "\\N", csv_mode=0 '\0', quote=0x0, escape=0x0, force_notnull_atts=0x911cb0) at copy.c:1958 #15 0x000000000049a34f in DoCopy (stmt=0x2768021) at copy.c:1043 #16 0x000000000053d7b9 in PortalRunUtility (portal=0x906b40, query=0x8fa5f0, dest=0x8fa910, completionTag=0x7fbff37f60 "") at pquery.c:839 #17 0x000000000053da41 in PortalRunMulti (portal=0x906b40, dest=0x8fa910, altdest=0x8fa910, completionTag=0x7fbff37f60 "") at pquery.c:902 ---Type <return> to continue, or q <return> to quit--- #18 0x000000000053d230 in PortalRun (portal=0x906b40, count=9223372036854775807, dest=0x8fa910, altdest=0x8fa910, completionTag=0x7fbff37f60 "") at pquery.c:543 #19 0x0000000000539c59 in exec_simple_query ( query_string=0x8fa700 "COPY feature_link from '/anniedev1/impseb/datastore/results/2004/12/29/22/38/bio:query:ncbi-blast:10562062.out_featurelink'") at postgres.c:924 #20 0x000000000053bf6d in PostgresMain (argc=9414400, argv=0x86f028, username=0x86eff0 "annieseb") at postgres.c:2970 #21 0x0000000000514db7 in BackendRun (port=0x89c650) at postmaster.c:2848 #22 0x0000000000514850 in BackendStartup (port=0x89c650) at postmaster.c:2470 #23 0x0000000000512fde in ServerLoop () at postmaster.c:1215 #24 0x0000000000512446 in PostmasterMain (argc=1, argv=0x804850) at postmaster.c:898 #25 0x00000000004e3206 in main (argc=1, argv=0x804850) at main.c:265 [fuchs:/anniedev1/impseb/work/annie] ps -ef | grep impseb2 | grep -v grep | sort anniedb2 17976 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:03:50 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33855) idle in transaction anniedb2 17977 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:01:38 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33856) idle in transaction anniedb2 17979 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:03:21 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33857) idle in transaction anniedb2 17980 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:02:26 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33858) COPY anniedb2 17981 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:00:53 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33859) idle in transaction anniedb2 17982 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:03:31 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33860) idle in transaction anniedb2 17983 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:03:34 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33861) COPY waiting anniedb2 18084 21254 0 Dec29 ? 00:03:15 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.20(33863) idle in transaction anniedb2 23066 21254 0 17:45 ? 00:00:00 postgres: annieseb impseb2 10.44.1.21(45361) idle [fuchs:/anniedev1/impseb/work/annie] bin/pg-dump-locks pid 17979 pid 23130 granted: AccessShareLock on table pg_locks (16837) granted: AccessShareLock on table pg_class (1259) granted: AccessShareLock on table pg_index (16390) pid 17981 pid 17983 waiting: ExclusiveLock on table key__idpk__flink (2124233471) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_result (2112117337) granted: AccessShareLock on table nmt_parameter_set (2112116466) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_round (2112085544) granted: AccessShareLock on table gpi_learning_set (2112116456) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_alignment (2112117357) granted: AccessShareLock on table gpi3_learning_set (2112116461) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table feature_link (2112116486) granted: AccessShareLock on table managed_file_group (2112116530) granted: AccessShareLock on table algorithm_index_file (2112116535) granted: AccessShareLock on table def_parser_type (2112116451) granted: AccessShareLock on table sequence_type (2112116441) granted: AccessShareLock on table file_type (2112116515) granted: AccessShareLock on table managed_file (2112116525) granted: AccessShareLock on table ptsone_function (2112116471) granted: AccessShareLock on table toppred_function (2112116476) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_subject (2112085549) granted: AccessShareLock on table set_type (2112116436) granted: AccessShareLock on table data_store (2112116520) granted: AccessShareLock on table sequence_alphabet (2112116431) pid 17980 granted: AccessShareLock on table data_store (2112116520) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_subject (2112085549) granted: AccessShareLock on table managed_file_group (2112116530) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_round (2112085544) granted: AccessShareLock on table ptsone_function (2112116471) granted: ExclusiveLock on table key__idpk__flink (2124233471) granted: AccessShareLock on table algorithm_index_file (2112116535) granted: AccessShareLock on table toppred_function (2112116476) granted: AccessShareLock on table def_parser_type (2112116451) granted: AccessShareLock on table file_type (2112116515) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table feature_link (2112116486) granted: AccessShareLock on table sequence_type (2112116441) granted: AccessShareLock on table managed_file (2112116525) granted: AccessShareLock on table sequence_alphabet (2112116431) granted: AccessShareLock on table gpi_learning_set (2112116456) granted: AccessShareLock on table set_type (2112116436) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_result (2112117337) granted: AccessShareLock on table gpi3_learning_set (2112116461) granted: RowExclusiveLock on table ncbi_blast_alignment (2112117357) granted: AccessShareLock on table nmt_parameter_set (2112116466) pid 17982 pid 18084 granted: AccessShareLock on table changeable_bio_set (2112116407) granted: AccessShareLock on table ojb_splice_list (2112117699) granted: AccessShareLock on table set_type (2112116436) granted: AccessShareLock on table sequence_alphabet (2112116431) pid 17976 pid 17977 impseb2=# select * from pg_locks; relation | database | transaction | pid | mode | granted ------------+------------+-------------+-------+------------------+--------- 2112117337 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | RowExclusiveLock | t | | 26991056 | 17979 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116466 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112085544 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | RowExclusiveLock | t | | 26991864 | 17983 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116520 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116407 | 2112078897 | | 18084 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116456 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112085549 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112117357 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112116461 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t | | 26990698 | 17981 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116530 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112085544 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | RowExclusiveLock | t | | 26991878 | 17980 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116486 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112117699 | 2112078897 | | 18084 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116530 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116535 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116471 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2124233471 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116436 | 2112078897 | | 18084 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116535 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116476 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t | | 26990811 | 17977 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116451 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 16837 | 2112078897 | | 23060 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116451 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116441 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116515 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116525 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116515 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116471 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t | | 27016842 | 18084 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116476 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116486 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112116441 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116525 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t | | 27018036 | 17976 | ExclusiveLock | t 2112116431 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116456 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112085549 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112116436 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116436 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112117337 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112116461 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112117357 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | RowExclusiveLock | t 2112116466 | 2112078897 | | 17980 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116520 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t | | 26991357 | 17982 | ExclusiveLock | t | | 27018054 | 23060 | ExclusiveLock | t 2124233471 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | ExclusiveLock | f 2112116431 | 2112078897 | | 17983 | AccessShareLock | t 2112116431 | 2112078897 | | 18084 | AccessShareLock | t (54 rows) -- Do not feel safe. 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