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From Greg Rychlewski
Subject DROP INDEX docs - explicit lock naming
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Msg-id CAKemG7VptD=7fNWckFMsMVZL_zzvgDO6v2yVmQ+ZiBfc_06kCQ@mail.gmail.com
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Hi,

While reading the documentation for DROP INDEX[1], I noticed the lock was described colloquially as an "exclusive" lock, which made me pause for a second because it's the same name as the EXCLUSIVE table lock. 

The attached patch explicitly states that an ACCESS EXCLUSIVE lock is acquired.

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