What is a stuck spinlock ?

From: xavier(dot)goddeeris(at)dds(dot)delphiauto(dot)com (Xavier Goddeeris)
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: What is a stuck spinlock ?
Date: 2001-09-11 08:53:18
Message-ID: 6bf22014.0109110053.411dd228@posting.google.com
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Hi,

I have a PostgreSQL database and since I'm using it with very long
queries I have a message "FATAL: s_lock at spin.c:158, stuck spinlock.
Aborting".

I wonder what is a stuck spinlock ? Is it a lock that is set during
too much time ?

Thank you,

Xavier

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