Re: Problems ensuring uniqueness? - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: Problems ensuring uniqueness?
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Msg-id 8975.992901854@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Problems ensuring uniqueness?  (Christopher Smith <x@xman.org>)
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Christopher Smith <x@xman.org> writes:
>> Um ... surely that should be "if count > 0" ?  Or was that just a
>> transcription error?
>>
>> This approach certainly ought to work as desired given the exclusive
>> lock, so a silly typo seems like a plausible explanation...

> Sorry, it is indeed a transcription error (sadly).

Oh well.  The next thought, given that you mention threads, is that
you've got multiple threads issuing commands to the same backend
connection; in which case the interlocking you think you have doesn't
exist at all...

            regards, tom lane

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