strange locks

From: Alfranio Correia Junior <alfranio(at)lsd(dot)di(dot)uminho(dot)pt>
To: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: strange locks
Date: 2006-01-21 02:21:43
Message-ID: 1137810103.7978.5.camel@localhost.localdomain
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HI,

I am running PostgreSQL 8.0.x with a database that does not have foreign
keys. However, sometimes the following messages appear:

deadlock detected: Process 10029 waits for ShareLock on transaction
65272; blocked by process 32436.Process 32436 waits for ShareLock on
transaction 65117; blocked by process 10029.

I also see (right after executing a ps) that there are lots of messages
"select waiting".

1 - Does it mean that process 10029 owns transaction 65117 and process
32436 owns transaction 65272 as a transaction acquires an exclusive lock
in its transaction id ?

2 - How is this situation possible ?

3 - What could cause the status ("select waiting") ?

Best regards, Alfranio

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