Re: Drop big index

Dne 16.2.2012 9:53, Marti Raudsepp napsal(a):
> 2012/2/15 Vojtěch Rylko<vojta(dot)rylko(at)seznam(dot)cz>:
>> this query performed so long and blocked table so I had to interrupt it. Is
>> there any way how to drop large indexes in non-blocking or /faster/ way?
> Usually the problem is not with the size of the index -- but some
> other running transactions that hold a read lock on the table, and
> preventing the DROP INDEX from getting an exclusive lock. If the
> exclusive lock is granted, the drop index is usually very fast.
>
> Run 'select * from pg_stat_activity' and see if there are any "<IDLE>
> in transaction" connections. It's normal to have these for a second or
> few, but longer idle transactions usually indicate an application bug
> -- it started a transaction, but "forgot" to rollback or commit. These
> are problematic for this exact reason -- locks can't be released until
> the transaction finishes.
>
> Regards,
> Marti
>

Thanks! Caused by "IDLE in transaction". My nightmare solved. Droping 7
GB index in 2353 ms.

Regards,
Vojtěch R.