Tom Lane wrote:
Gaetano Mendola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
I'm observing that is not allowed to LOCK a table in a
STABLE/IMMUTABLE function but at same time is allowed
a SELECT FOR UPDATE.
Really? AFAICS, CommandIsReadOnly() will reject SELECT FOR UPDATE too.
kalman=# select version();
version
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PostgreSQL 8.2.3 on i686-redhat-linux-gnu, compiled by GCC gcc (GCC)
4.1.1 20070105 (Red Hat 4.1.1-51)
(1 row)
kalman=# CREATE TABLE test( a integer );
CREATE TABLE
kalman=# INSERT INTO test VALUES ( 1 );
INSERT 0 1
kalman=# CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION sp_test()
kalman-# RETURNS INTEGER AS $body$
kalman$# DECLARE
kalman$# my_integer integer;
kalman$# my_port_set RECORD;
kalman$# BEGIN
kalman$# FOR my_port_set IN
kalman$# SELECT a
kalman$# FROM test
kalman$# FOR UPDATE
kalman$# LOOP
kalman$# my_integer = 0;
kalman$# END LOOP;
kalman$# RETURN 0;
kalman$# END;
kalman$# $body$ language 'plpgsql'
kalman-# STABLE;
CREATE FUNCTION
kalman=# select sp_test();
sp_test
---------
0
(1 row)
BTW why forbid the lock in a non volatile function or (if you fix this)
the SELECT FOR UPDATE ?
Regards
Gaetano Mendola
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