Re: On file locking - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: On file locking
Date
Msg-id 7594.1044118348@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: On file locking  (Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>)
Responses Re: On file locking  (Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com>)
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Kevin Brown <kevin@sysexperts.com> writes:
> So if we wanted to make use of mandatory locks, we'd have to refrain
> from using flock().

We have no need for mandatory locks; the advisory style will do fine.
This is true because we have no desire to interoperate with any
non-Postgres code ... everyone else is supposed to stay the heck out of
$PGDATA.
        regards, tom lane


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