Thread: dropping partitioned table waits forever
Hi
I have a table partitioned on a daily basis. Data is constantly inserted in this table. When I attempt to drop a partition that is not used(i.e previous day’s), the drop table waits for a loooong time.This is probably due to the fact that the old partitioned table is being referenced in a query plan(the insert into the parent table uses triggers).
How can I prevent the locking out of the drop table? I tried truncate table but it is worse. It locks out the inserts in the parent table and then it waits.(hence causing a deadlock)
On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 03:32:10PM -0700, Sriram Dandapani wrote: > Hi > > > > I have a table partitioned on a daily basis. Data is constantly inserted > in this table. When I attempt to drop a partition that is not used(i.e > previous day's), the drop table waits for a loooong time.This is > probably due to the fact that the old partitioned table is being > referenced in a query plan(the insert into the parent table uses > triggers). > > How can I prevent the locking out of the drop table? I tried truncate > table but it is worse. It locks out the inserts in the parent table and > then it waits.(hence causing a deadlock) What about dropping/changing the trigger? -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant jnasby@pervasive.com Pervasive Software http://pervasive.com work: 512-231-6117 vcard: http://jim.nasby.net/pervasive.vcf cell: 512-569-9461