Index: src/port/open.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/src/port/open.c,v
retrieving revision 1.22
diff -c -r1.22 open.c
*** src/port/open.c	30 Nov 2007 11:16:43 -0000	1.22
--- src/port/open.c	19 Dec 2007 12:42:05 -0000
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*** 58,65 ****
  pgwin32_open(const char *fileName, int fileFlags,...)
  {
  	int			fd;
! 	HANDLE		h;
  	SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;

  	/* Check that we can handle the request */
  	assert((fileFlags & ((O_RDONLY | O_WRONLY | O_RDWR) | O_APPEND |
--- 58,66 ----
  pgwin32_open(const char *fileName, int fileFlags,...)
  {
  	int			fd;
! 	HANDLE		h = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
  	SECURITY_ATTRIBUTES sa;
+ 	int			loops = 0;

  	/* Check that we can handle the request */
  	assert((fileFlags & ((O_RDONLY | O_WRONLY | O_RDWR) | O_APPEND |
***************
*** 71,77 ****
  	sa.bInheritHandle = TRUE;
  	sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = NULL;

! 	if ((h = CreateFile(fileName,
  	/* cannot use O_RDONLY, as it == 0 */
  					  (fileFlags & O_RDWR) ? (GENERIC_WRITE | GENERIC_READ) :
  					 ((fileFlags & O_WRONLY) ? GENERIC_WRITE : GENERIC_READ),
--- 72,78 ----
  	sa.bInheritHandle = TRUE;
  	sa.lpSecurityDescriptor = NULL;

! 	while ((h = CreateFile(fileName,
  	/* cannot use O_RDONLY, as it == 0 */
  					  (fileFlags & O_RDWR) ? (GENERIC_WRITE | GENERIC_READ) :
  					 ((fileFlags & O_WRONLY) ? GENERIC_WRITE : GENERIC_READ),
***************
*** 88,93 ****
--- 89,108 ----
  						((fileFlags & O_DSYNC) ? FILE_FLAG_WRITE_THROUGH : 0),
  						NULL)) == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
  	{
+ 		/*
+ 		 * Sharing violation or locking error can indicate antivirus, backup
+ 		 * or similar software that's locking the file. Try again for 30 seconds
+ 		 * before giving up.
+ 		 */
+ 		if (GetLastError() == ERROR_SHARING_VIOLATION ||
+ 			GetLastError() == ERROR_LOCK_VIOLATION)
+ 		{
+ 			pg_usleep(100000);
+ 			loops++;
+ 			if (loops < 30)
+ 				continue;
+ 		}
+
  		_dosmaperr(GetLastError());
  		return -1;
  	}