Re: [PERFORM] Locking in PostgreSQL?

From: Dave Cramer <pg(at)fastcrypt(dot)com>
To: Joost Kraaijeveld <J(dot)Kraaijeveld(at)Askesis(dot)nl>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-performance(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [PERFORM] Locking in PostgreSQL?
Date: 2006-12-06 12:29:37
Message-ID: 30BD1C9A-1664-4290-B343-0FB1FEBA7B53@fastcrypt.com
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Unless you specifically ask for it postgresql doesn't lock any rows
when you update data.

Dave
On 6-Dec-06, at 2:04 AM, Joost Kraaijeveld wrote:

> Does PostgreSQL lock the entire row in a table if I update only 1
> column?
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