Re: [HACKERS] SELECT FOR UPDATE leaks relation refcounts

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Jan Wieck <wieck(at)debis(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Hiroshi Inoue <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] SELECT FOR UPDATE leaks relation refcounts
Date: 2000-02-03 12:22:11
Message-ID: 200002031222.HAA20668@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > The rewriter correctly passes SELECT FOR UPDATE locking from the
> > view to the referenced tables, but I'm not sure whether it is
> > bright enough to do the same for LOCK statements. (Jan?)
>
> Isn't LOCK TABLE a utility statement? So it doesn't go
> through the rewriter.
>
> The LOCK code would have to do the correct locking of the
> underlying tables. And not to forget cascaded views or
> possible subselects.
>
> Actually LockTableCommand() in command.c doesn't do it. It
> simply locks the view relation, what's definitely wrong.
>
Added to TODO:

* Disallow LOCK on view

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