Re: proposed TODO: non-locking CREATE INDEX / REINDEX

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)skype(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: proposed TODO: non-locking CREATE INDEX / REINDEX
Date: 2005-06-10 13:47:14
Message-ID: 21674.1118411234@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Hannu Krosing <hannu(at)skype(dot)net> writes:
> There are many ways this could be made to work, so it needs some
> discussion.

(1) when do you ever catch up?

(2) if your answer to (1) involves increasing the strength of a lock,
how do you avoid risk of deadlock?

regards, tom lane

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