Lock problem

From: "Victor Sterpu" <victor(at)caido(dot)ro>
To: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Lock problem
Date: 2014-04-02 15:19:05
Message-ID: emfa2cc422-207b-424d-a611-f2b60bb010fd@victor-pc
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Hello

I have a problem that it seems to be very hard to debug.
Problem is from some postgresql locks. I use PostgreSQL 9.1.8.

I runned this query to fid the locks:
SELECT bl.pid AS blocked_pid, a.usename AS blocked_user, kl.pid AS
blocking_pid, ka.usename AS blocking_user, a.current_query AS
blocked_statement FROM pg_catalog.pg_locks bl JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_stat_activity a ON a.procpid = bl.pid JOIN
pg_catalog.pg_locks kl ON kl.transactionid = bl.transactionid AND kl.pid
!= bl.pid JOIN pg_catalog.pg_stat_activity ka ON ka.procpid = kl.pid
WHERENOT bl.granted;
The result is a recursive lock.
Pid 10665 is blocked by pid 9844 and pid 9844 is blocked by 10665.
These 2 inserts are in 2 separate transactions.
Can this be a postgresql bug?

blocked_pidblocked_userblocking_statementblocking_durationblocking_pidblocking_userblocked_statementblocked_duration10665postgresINSERT
INTO paraclinic_results VALUES (DEFAULT,1074986, 10.4, 15,15,0, now(),
now(), NULL, null, null, NULL, NULL )00:47:33.9959199844postgresINSERT
INTO paraclinic_results VALUES (DEFAULT,1075033, 248.54, 10,17,0, now(),
now(), NULL, null, null, NULL, NULL )00:37:36.1756079844postgresINSERT
INTO paraclinic_results VALUES (DEFAULT,1075033, 248.54, 10,17,0, now(),
now(), NULL, null, null, NULL, NULL )00:37:36.17560710665postgresINSERT
INTO paraclinic_results VALUES (DEFAULT,1074986, 10.4, 15,15,0, now(),
now(), NULL, null, null, NULL, NULL )00:47:33.99591910665postgres<IDLE>
in transaction00:55:42.8765389830postgresINSERT INTO paraclinic_results
VALUES (DEFAULT,1075033, 248.54, 10,17,0, now(), now(), NULL, null,
null, NULL, NULL )00:37:36.17560710680postgresINSERT INTO
paraclinic_results VALUES (DEFAULT,1075033, 248.54, 10,17,0, now(),
now(), NULL, null, null, NULL, NULL )00:37:36.17560710665postgresINSERT
INTO paraclinic_results VALUES (DEFAULT,1075033, 248.54, 10,17,0, now(),
now(), NULL, null, null, NULL, NULL )00:31:47.2111239844postgres<IDLE>
in transaction00:55:42.8765389830postgresINSERT INTO paraclinic_results
VALUES (DEFAULT,1074986, 10.4, 15,15,0, now(), now(), NULL, null, null,
NULL, NULL )00:47:33.99591910706postgresINSERT INTO paraclinic_results
VALUES (DEFAULT,1074986, 10.4, 15,15,0, now(), now(), NULL, null, null,
NULL, NULL )00:47:33.9959199844postgresINSERT INTO paraclinic_results
VALUES (DEFAULT,1074986, 10.4, 15,15,0, now(), now(), NULL, null, null,
NULL, NULL )00:18:45.763758

I never use LOCK command in my application.
All locks are made by postgresql.
I use transactional support a lot.
Can someoane give some advice about how can I prevent this locking?

Thank you.

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