Re: Hung SQL Update Linux Redhat 4U5 Postgres 8.3.1 - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Hung SQL Update Linux Redhat 4U5 Postgres 8.3.1
Date
Msg-id 28655.1210632571@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: Hung SQL Update Linux Redhat 4U5 Postgres 8.3.1  (Craig Vosburgh <craig.vosburgh@cassatt.com>)
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Craig Vosburgh <craig.vosburgh@cassatt.com> writes:
> As for which process owns that lock, I'm not sure how to find that out
> (sorry newbie).  I can find the PID that is waiting for that lock and I can
> find the table/row that appears to be waiting for the lock to perform the
> action but I can't figure out which process actually owns the lock that is
> causing the issue.

It's whichever one actually holds that same lock according to pg_locks
(ie, there's an entry that matches on locktype and transactionid but
has granted = 't'; then join the pid of that entry against
pg_stat_activity).

            regards, tom lane

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