On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:23 PM, Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> So where's the race?
>
> AFAICS it either waits or it doesn't - the code isn't vague on that
> point. If we wait we set the flag.
>
> The point is that lock waits are pretty rare since most locks are
> compatible, so triggering a second snap if we waited is not any kind
> of problem, even if we waited for a very short time.
That actually wouldn't fix the problem, because we might have this scenario:
1. We take a snapshot.
2. Some other process commits, clearing its XID from its PGPROC and
releasing locks.
3. We take a lock.
:-(
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