Re: Using an SMP machine to make multiple indices on the same table

Martin Weinberg <weinberg@osprey.astro.umass.edu> writes:
> On Postgresql 7.1.3, it seems that the table is locked after the
> first "create index" is started up.  Is this right?

AFAIK it's a share lock, which only prohibits modifications to the
table, not reads (nor concurrent index builds).  Not sure how you
expect the system to do better than that.

            regards, tom lane