meaning of "waiting" column in pg_stat_activity? - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Chris Curvey
Subject meaning of "waiting" column in pg_stat_activity?
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Responses Re: meaning of "waiting" column in pg_stat_activity?  (Guillaume Lelarge <guillaume@lelarge.info>)
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Just wondering...if a query is "waiting", what is it waiting for?  Is
this only for locks, or can it be for disk, or a memory buffer?  (If
there is a description of the meaning of things in pg_stat_activity
and it's relatives, I'd love a pointer, 'cause I can't seem to find
it.)

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