Tatsuo Ishii <is...@postgresql.org> writes: >> Sorry, I'm not real familiar with pgpool, but have you thought about >> using an advisory lock on the target table, instead of a "real" lock >> (SELECT ... FOR UPDATE / LOCK table)?
> Problem with the advisory lock is, it will not work if the target > table is empty. (a) why not? You could surely use the table OID as a key for the advisory lock. (b) advisory lock on the sequence might be better anyway. regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers