| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
| Cc: | "Robert B(dot) Easter" <reaster(at)comptechnews(dot)com>, pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: WaitOnLock error - what does this mean? |
| Date: | 2000-07-27 18:59:27 |
| Message-ID: | 200007271859.OAA27315@candle.pha.pa.us |
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> "Robert B. Easter" <reaster(at)comptechnews(dot)com> writes:
> > Is my database design flawed if this occurs?
>
> The db layout is probably not the issue, but I'd say your scripts are
> flawed.
>
> The usual recipe for avoiding deadlocks is pretty simple: all acquirers
> of locks must grab the locks in the same order.
Of course, reading the lock(l) manual page helps too.
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