Mario Splivalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Now, when I do this from one connection (psql shell, for instance):

> [A]BEGIN TRANSACTION;
> [A]SELECT * FROM bla WHERE code_id = 1 FOR UPDATE;

> and then, from another psql i do:
> [B]SELECT * FROM bla WHERE code_id = 1 FOR UPDATE

> the second SELECT will wait untill I rollback or commit first
> transaction. That is cool. 

> But, if I do second SELECT like this:

> [C]SELECT * FROM bla WHERE code_id = 2 FOR UPDATE

> I will get the rows.

Well, of course.  Why would you want something different?  Why do you
think the table's indexes should have anything to do with it?

If you want a full-table lock then some form of LOCK TABLE seems like
the proper answer.  SELECT FOR UPDATE is designed to lock the specified
rows, no more.

> If I erase the index bla_idx1, then [C] select will wait, same as [B]
> select will wait.

I don't think so.  If it does, it's a bug; please provide a reproducible
test case.

                        regards, tom lane

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