Re: 8.2 beta blockers - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: 8.2 beta blockers
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Msg-id 4426.1158613071@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: 8.2 beta blockers  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
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Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
>>> As far as the PR material goes, something like "advisory locks
>>> incorporated into core" would be OK, but don't make it sound like
>>> there was nothing there before ...

> Yes, although if I'm doing this for PR, I need to use language which is 
> standard in the industry or I won't be understood.  What about 
> "high-concurrency pessimistic locking mechanism"?  

"Advisory lock" *is* a standard term.  The other sounds, well, mighty PR-ish.
        regards, tom lane


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