Re: [CORE] FOR SHARE vs FOR UPDATE locks - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: [CORE] FOR SHARE vs FOR UPDATE locks
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Msg-id 3319.1165006530@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: FOR SHARE vs FOR UPDATE locks  ("Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure@gmail.com>)
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"Merlin Moncure" <mmoncure@gmail.com> writes:
> imo, the most likely scenario would be a begin/exception/end block in
> pg/sql. i would venture to guess that very little true savepointing
> happens in practice.  maybe add a little note of caution pg/sql error
> handling documentation?

I mentioned exception blocks as a risk factor, but I think the right
place to document it is under FOR UPDATE/SHARE:
http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/select.sgml.diff?r1=1.93;r2=1.94
        regards, tom lane


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