Re: Does Postgresql deadlock? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Does Postgresql deadlock?
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Msg-id 200101091809.NAA18491@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Does Postgresql deadlock?  (T F <torford@hotmail.nospam.com>)
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> Just wondering if Postgresql deadlocks.  If so how does it handle them?
> Just wondering because MS SQL Server arbitrarily picks a process that is
> involved in the deadlock and kills it.

It detects them, and aborts one of the transactions.

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