Re: Opposite of LOCK

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Antti Linno <alligator(at)all(dot)ee>
Cc: pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Opposite of LOCK
Date: 2000-07-12 17:06:36
Message-ID: 23413.963421596@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Antti Linno <alligator(at)all(dot)ee> writes:
> Is there any possibility to unlock tables after they've been locked? The
> manual part of lock was fuzzy, so I ask from experts instead. MySQL
> uses lock and unlock.

Locks are released at transaction commit/abort. It has to be that way
to preserve transaction semantics. I'll refrain from commenting about
MySQL's transaction support...

regards, tom lane

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