database locks

Hi ,

I'm facing frustrating problem with locking in
postgres server. I have application which do update
one table few thousands time each minute. From time to
time call to database is locked and is waiting for
something
(In pgAdmin3 in 'Server Status' window in 'Lock' tab I
can see UPDATE statement siting there for hours... and
usually it is the the only lock! ) At the same time I
can connect to database from other applications
(including pgAdmin3) and do any query on that table.

This behaviour is identical with one reported in :
http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2006-10/msg00289.php

I'm using Postgres 8.2.3 on Windows 2000 SMP (two
processors, 4GB RAM, RAID 5) and I can still observe
that issue!

When I restart machine with /numproc=1 it works OK.
If I switch off database connection pooling in my
application (so I use just one connection to database
) the issue also doesn't occur.

It still happens when I set stats_row_level=off and
autovacuum=off and run VACUUM periodically from
batch.

Any suggestions ?

My postgresql.conf file:

# -----------------------------
# PostgreSQL configuration file
# -----------------------------
#
# This file consists of lines of the form:
#
# name = value
#
# (The '=' is optional.) White space may be used.
Comments are introduced
# with '#' anywhere on a line. The complete list of
option names and
# allowed values can be found in the PostgreSQL
documentation. The
# commented-out settings shown in this file represent
the default values.
#
# Please note that re-commenting a setting is NOT
sufficient to revert it
# to the default value, unless you restart the
postmaster.
#
# Any option can also be given as a command line
switch to the
# postmaster, e.g. 'postmaster -c log_connections=on'.
Some options
# can be changed at run-time with the 'SET' SQL
command.
#
# This file is read on postmaster startup and when the
postmaster
# receives a SIGHUP. If you edit the file on a running
system, you have
# to SIGHUP the postmaster for the changes to take
effect, or use
# "pg_ctl reload". Some settings, such as
listen_addresses, require
# a postmaster shutdown and restart to take effect.

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# FILE LOCATIONS
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# The default values of these variables are driven
from the -D command line
# switch or PGDATA environment variable, represented
here as ConfigDir.

#data_directory = 'ConfigDir' # use data in
another directory
#hba_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_hba.conf' # host-based
authentication file
#ident_file = 'ConfigDir/pg_ident.conf' # IDENT
configuration file

# If external_pid_file is not explicitly set, no extra
pid file is written.
#external_pid_file = '(none)' # write an extra
pid file

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CONNECTIONS AND AUTHENTICATION
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Connection Settings -

#listen_addresses = 'localhost' # what IP
address(es) to listen on;
# comma-separated list of
addresses;
# defaults to 'localhost', '*' =
all
port = 5432
max_connections = 50
# note: increasing max_connections costs ~400 bytes of
shared memory per
# connection slot, plus lock space (see
max_locks_per_transaction). You
# might also need to raise shared_buffers to support
more connections.
#superuser_reserved_connections = 2
#unix_socket_directory = ''
#unix_socket_group = ''
#unix_socket_permissions = 0777 # octal
#bonjour_name = '' # defaults to the
computer name

# - Security & Authentication -

#authentication_timeout = 60 # 1-600, in
seconds
#ssl = off
#password_encryption = on
#db_user_namespace = off

# Kerberos
#krb_server_keyfile = ''
#krb_srvname = 'postgres'
#krb_server_hostname = '' # empty string
matches any keytab entry
#krb_caseins_users = off

# - TCP Keepalives -
# see 'man 7 tcp' for details

#tcp_keepalives_idle = 0 # TCP_KEEPIDLE, in
seconds;
# 0 selects the system default
#tcp_keepalives_interval = 0 # TCP_KEEPINTVL,
in seconds;
# 0 selects the system default
#tcp_keepalives_count = 0 # TCP_KEEPCNT;
# 0 selects the system default

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# RESOURCE USAGE (except WAL)
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Memory -

shared_buffers = 30000 # min 16 or
max_connections*2, 8KB each
#temp_buffers = 1000 # min 100, 8KB each
#max_prepared_transactions = 5 # can be 0 or
more
# note: increasing max_prepared_transactions costs
~600 bytes of shared memory
# per transaction slot, plus lock space (see
max_locks_per_transaction).
work_mem = 8192 # min 64, size in KB
maintenance_work_mem = 131072 # min 1024, size
in KB
#max_stack_depth = 2048 # min 100, size in
KB

# - Free Space Map -

max_fsm_pages = 100000 # min
max_fsm_relations*16, 6 bytes each
#max_fsm_relations = 1000 # min 100, ~70 bytes
each

# - Kernel Resource Usage -

#max_files_per_process = 1000 # min 25
#preload_libraries = ''

# - Cost-Based Vacuum Delay -

vacuum_cost_delay = 150 # 0-1000
milliseconds
#vacuum_cost_page_hit = 1 # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_page_miss = 10 # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_page_dirty = 20 # 0-10000 credits
#vacuum_cost_limit = 200 # 0-10000 credits

# - Background writer -

#bgwriter_delay = 200 # 10-10000
milliseconds between rounds
#bgwriter_lru_percent = 1.0 # 0-100% of LRU
buffers scanned/round
#bgwriter_lru_maxpages = 5 # 0-1000 buffers max
written/round
#bgwriter_all_percent = 0.333 # 0-100% of all
buffers scanned/round
#bgwriter_all_maxpages = 5 # 0-1000 buffers max
written/round

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# WRITE AHEAD LOG
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Settings -

#fsync = on # turns forced
synchronization on or off
#wal_sync_method = fsync # the default is the
first option
# supported by the operating
system:
# open_datasync
# fdatasync
# fsync
# fsync_writethrough
# open_sync
#full_page_writes = on # recover from
partial page writes
#wal_buffers = 8 # min 4, 8KB each
#commit_delay = 0 # range 0-100000, in
microseconds
#commit_siblings = 5 # range 1-1000

# - Checkpoints -

checkpoint_segments = 30 # in logfile segments,
min 1, 16MB each
#checkpoint_timeout = 300 # range 30-3600, in
seconds
#checkpoint_warning = 30 # in seconds, 0 is off

# - Archiving -

#archive_command = '' # command to use to
archive a logfile
# segment

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# QUERY TUNING
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Planner Method Configuration -

#enable_bitmapscan = on
#enable_hashagg = on
#enable_hashjoin = on
#enable_indexscan = on
#enable_mergejoin = on
#enable_nestloop = on
#enable_seqscan = on
#enable_sort = on
#enable_tidscan = on

# - Planner Cost Constants -

effective_cache_size = 20000 # typically 8KB
each
#random_page_cost = 4 # units are one
sequential page fetch
# cost
#cpu_tuple_cost = 0.01 # (same)
#cpu_index_tuple_cost = 0.001 # (same)
#cpu_operator_cost = 0.0025 # (same)

# - Genetic Query Optimizer -

#geqo = on
#geqo_threshold = 12
#geqo_effort = 5 # range 1-10
#geqo_pool_size = 0 # selects default based
on effort
#geqo_generations = 0 # selects default
based on effort
#geqo_selection_bias = 2.0 # range 1.5-2.0

# - Other Planner Options -

#default_statistics_target = 10 # range 1-1000
#constraint_exclusion = off
#from_collapse_limit = 8
#join_collapse_limit = 8 # 1 disables
collapsing of explicit
# JOINs

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# ERROR REPORTING AND LOGGING
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Where to Log -

log_destination = 'stderr' # Valid values are
combinations of
# stderr, syslog and eventlog,
# depending on platform.

# This is used when logging to stderr:
redirect_stderr = on # Enable capturing of
stderr into log
# files

# These are only used if redirect_stderr is on:
#log_directory = 'pg_log' # Directory where log
files are written
# Can be absolute or relative to
PGDATA
#log_filename = 'postgresql-%Y-%m-%d_%H%M%S.log' # Log
file name pattern.
# Can include strftime() escapes
#log_truncate_on_rotation = off # If on, any existing
log file of the same
# name as the new log file will be
# truncated rather than appended
to. But
# such truncation only occurs on
# time-driven rotation, not on
restarts
# or size-driven rotation. Default
is
# off, meaning append to existing
files
# in all cases.
#log_rotation_age = 1440 # Automatic rotation
of logfiles will
# happen after so many minutes. 0
to
# disable.
#log_rotation_size = 10240 # Automatic rotation
of logfiles will
# happen after so many kilobytes
of log
# output. 0 to disable.

# These are relevant when logging to syslog:
#syslog_facility = 'LOCAL0'
#syslog_ident = 'postgres'

# - When to Log -

#client_min_messages = notice # Values, in
order of decreasing detail:
# debug5
# debug4
# debug3
# debug2
# debug1
# log
# notice
# warning
# error

#log_min_messages = notice # Values, in order
of decreasing detail:
# debug5
# debug4
# debug3
# debug2
# debug1
# info
# notice
# warning
# error
# log
# fatal
# panic

#log_error_verbosity = default # terse,
default, or verbose messages

#log_min_error_statement = panic # Values in order
of increasing severity:
# debug5
# debug4
# debug3
# debug2
# debug1
# info
# notice
# warning
# error
# panic(off)

log_min_duration_statement = 3000 # -1 is disabled,
0 logs all statements
# and their durations, in
milliseconds.

#silent_mode = off # DO NOT USE without
syslog or
# redirect_stderr

# - What to Log -

#debug_print_parse = off
#debug_print_rewritten = off
#debug_print_plan = off
#debug_pretty_print = off
#log_connections = off
#log_disconnections = off
#log_duration = off
log_line_prefix = '%t ' # Special values:
# %u = user name
# %d = database name
# %r = remote host and port
# %h = remote host
# %p = PID
# %t = timestamp (no
milliseconds)
# %m = timestamp with
milliseconds
# %i = command tag
# %c = session id
# %l = session line number
# %s = session start timestamp
# %x = transaction id
# %q = stop here in non-session
# processes
# %% = '%'
# e.g. '<%u%%%d> '
#log_statement = 'none' # none, mod, ddl,
all
#log_hostname = off

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# RUNTIME STATISTICS
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Statistics Monitoring -

#log_parser_stats = off
#log_planner_stats = off
#log_executor_stats = off
#log_statement_stats = off

# - Query/Index Statistics Collector -

stats_start_collector = on
stats_command_string = on
#stats_block_level = off
stats_row_level = off
#stats_reset_on_server_start = off

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# AUTOVACUUM PARAMETERS
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

autovacuum = off # enable autovacuum
subprocess?
#autovacuum_naptime = 60 # time between
autovacuum runs, in secs
#autovacuum_vacuum_threshold = 1000 # min # of
tuple updates before
# vacuum
#autovacuum_analyze_threshold = 500 # min # of
tuple updates before
# analyze
autovacuum_vacuum_scale_factor = 0.3 # fraction of
rel size before
# vacuum
#autovacuum_analyze_scale_factor = 0.2 # fraction
of rel size before
# analyze
#autovacuum_vacuum_cost_delay = -1 # default vacuum
cost delay for
# autovac, -1 means use
# vacuum_cost_delay
#autovacuum_vacuum_cost_limit = -1 # default vacuum
cost limit for
# autovac, -1 means use
# vacuum_cost_limit

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CLIENT CONNECTION DEFAULTS
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Statement Behavior -

#search_path = '$user,public' # schema names
#default_tablespace = '' # a tablespace name,
'' uses
# the default
#check_function_bodies = on
#default_transaction_isolation = 'read committed'
#default_transaction_read_only = off
#statement_timeout = 0 # 0 is disabled, in
milliseconds

# - Locale and Formatting -

#datestyle = 'iso, mdy'
#timezone = unknown # actually, defaults to
TZ
# environment setting
#australian_timezones = off
#extra_float_digits = 0 # min -15, max 2
#client_encoding = sql_ascii # actually,
defaults to database
# encoding

# These settings are initialized by initdb -- they
might be changed
lc_messages = 'C' # locale for system error
message
# strings
lc_monetary = 'C' # locale for monetary
formatting
lc_numeric = 'C' # locale for number
formatting
lc_time = 'C' # locale for time
formatting

# - Other Defaults -

#explain_pretty_print = on
#dynamic_library_path = '$libdir'

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# LOCK MANAGEMENT
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#deadlock_timeout = 1000 # in milliseconds
#max_locks_per_transaction = 64 # min 10
# note: each lock table slot uses ~220 bytes of shared
memory, and there are
# max_locks_per_transaction * (max_connections +
max_prepared_transactions)
# lock table slots.

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# VERSION/PLATFORM COMPATIBILITY
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

# - Previous Postgres Versions -

#add_missing_from = off
#backslash_quote = safe_encoding # on, off, or
safe_encoding
#default_with_oids = off
#escape_string_warning = off
#regex_flavor = advanced # advanced, extended,
or basic
#sql_inheritance = on

# - Other Platforms & Clients -

#transform_null_equals = off

#---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# CUSTOMIZED OPTIONS
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------

#custom_variable_classes = '' # list of custom
variable class names

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