BUG #6101: ALTER TABLE hangs with AccessExclusiveLock

From: "Dmitry" <y4gr5rzn(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: BUG #6101: ALTER TABLE hangs with AccessExclusiveLock
Date: 2011-07-08 11:33:09
Message-ID: 201107081133.p68BX9f3019848@wwwmaster.postgresql.org
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The following bug has been logged online:

Bug reference: 6101
Logged by: Dmitry
Email address: y4gr5rzn(at)gmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 9.0.4
Operating system: Debian i686 2.6.32-5-686-bigmem
Description: ALTER TABLE hangs with AccessExclusiveLock
Details:

ALTER locks the table AccessExclusiveLock and hangs.
I can break it with Ctrl-C in psql, but it 100% reproduces in any session.

Command: ALTER TABLE Amazon.Books ADD COLUMN textsearchable_index_col
tsvector;

Similar reports:
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-admin/2002-04/msg00284.php
http://www.justskins.com/forums/how-to-release-a-133616.html

pg_locks: AccessExclusiveLock granted=f
ps:
postgres 3535 0.0 0.0 50064 652 ? Ss Jul05 0:00 postgres:
al mydb [local] idle in transaction
postgres 22295 0.1 1.0 51804 34028 ? Ss Jul03 7:18 postgres:
al mydb [local] ALTER TABLE waiting

Also, i can submit SQL table description, full pg_locks, pg_class,
pg_stat_activity.

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