Re: [GENERAL] Locking

> What is the situation with locking in pustgresql
>
> I am aware that 6.5 has row level locking, and read-always, and that
> 6.4 doesnt (it just has complete table-level, if I am right).
>
> However that is moderately beside the point.
>
> What actually happens when I try and write to a table or row that is
> locked by another instance of the backend? Does it simply wait and try
> again, transparently, or do I have to handle this myself by checking on
> return statuses and retrying when I get a particular status? And is this
> also the case for reading a locked table in 6.4

It waits.  All versions work this way.

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