Re: On file locking

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kevin Brown <kevin(at)sysexperts(dot)com>
Cc: PostgreSQL Development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: On file locking
Date: 2003-02-01 16:52:28
Message-ID: 7594.1044118348@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kevin Brown <kevin(at)sysexperts(dot)com> writes:
> So if we wanted to make use of mandatory locks, we'd have to refrain
> from using flock().

We have no need for mandatory locks; the advisory style will do fine.
This is true because we have no desire to interoperate with any
non-Postgres code ... everyone else is supposed to stay the heck out of
$PGDATA.

regards, tom lane

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