Richard Huxton <dev@archonet.com> writes:
> ... Don't forget having to deal with a backend dying without being able to
> decrement the count (not my idea, Bruce (iirc) mentioned it last time
> this was discussed). I think at the least you'd need a
> max-trans-id-with-lock number stored next to the count so that in the
> event of backend crashes the lock will eventually be released.
No, because the whole table would simply be flushed upon backend crash.
regards, tom lane