The following bug has been logged online: Bug reference: 1390 Logged by: Tristen Ennemuist Email address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PostgreSQL version: 7.4 Operating system: linux Description: Lock Timeout Details:
This is more of an enhancement request, not a bug. It would be nice if a lock timeout was implemented. Currently postgresql causes a process to wait indefinitely until the record becomes available. I suppose there are many arguments for and against lock timeouts - but if it were configurable, then developers could have the luxury of choice. It would therefore be ideal if a LOCK_TIMEOUT (or similar) parameter (in milliseconds) could be added to the conf file. A default zero value could indicate the current indefinite behaviour. Great product, keep up the good work. I'm currently migrating from MySQL and this is the one and only explicit functionality compromise I've had to make. Can't wait for version 8! Best regards Tristen ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
