Re: Updates of SE-PostgreSQL 8.4devel patches (r1710) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From KaiGai Kohei
Subject Re: Updates of SE-PostgreSQL 8.4devel patches (r1710)
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Msg-id 49B7819E.2000101@kaigai.gr.jp
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In response to Re: Updates of SE-PostgreSQL 8.4devel patches (r1710)  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
Responses Re: Updates of SE-PostgreSQL 8.4devel patches (r1710)  (Heikki Linnakangas <heikki.linnakangas@enterprisedb.com>)
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Heikki Linnakangas wrote:
> KaiGai Kohei wrote:
>>  * ACL_SELECT_FOR_UPDATE has same value with ACL_UPDATE, so SE-PostgreSQL
>>    checks db_table:{update} permission on SELECT ... FOR SHARE OF,
>>    instead of db_table:{lock} permission.
> 
> This again falls into the category of trying to have more fine-grained 
> permissions than vanilla PostgreSQL has. Just give up on the lock 
> permission, and let it check update permission instead. Yes, it can be 
> annoying that you need update-permission to do SELECT FOR SHARE, but 
> that's an existing problem and not in scope for this patch.

Can I consider the term of "problem" means it can be resolved
in the future (v8.5, if possible) version?

-- 
KaiGai Kohei <kaigai@kaigai.gr.jp>


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