Thread: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql: Disallow SELECT FOR UPDATE/SHARE on sequences.

> and even wrap around completely.  Since the row lock is ignored by nextval
> and setval, the usefulness of the operation is highly debatable anyway.

As for pgpool, this is plain wrong. The reason why pgpool uses sequene
row lock is to obtain sequence table lock like effect, which is not
currently permitted. Whether nextval and setval ignore sequence row
lock is irrelevant.
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