Re: advisory locks (was: 8.2 beta blockers)

From: "Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: advisory locks (was: 8.2 beta blockers)
Date: 2006-09-19 16:41:02
Message-ID: b42b73150609190941t73d3dbfu56c27fe97e0bcf24@mail.gmail.com
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On 9/19/06, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> "Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> > there are two things going on here: first, i think we are confusing
> > the concepts of lockmode and waitmode, and secondly since in most
> > other places wait locks are default with an optional nowait clause,
> > how about make advisory locks follow a similar methodology?
>
> I think *you* are confused about lockmode vs waitmode, but the patch is
> not. The functions are

yep. i realized that after i sent the mail. brain fart...on
reflection lets go with the try variant, its shorter.

merlin

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