Re: BUG #17141: SELECT LIMIT WITH TIES FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED returns wrong number of rows

On 2021-Aug-11, PG Bug reporting form wrote:

> BEGIN; 
> SELECT * FROM queue
> ORDER BY task DESC
> FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS WITH TIES
> FOR UPDATE SKIP LOCKED;
> /* Some work to be done here */
> COMMIT;
> 
> select version();
> PostgreSQL 13.3, compiled by Visual C++ build 1914, 64-bit
> 
> Expected result Worker 1: (580), (580), Actual result Worker 1: (580), (580)
> Expected result Worker 2: (480), (480), Actual result Worker 2: (480)

Ouch, we already saw this actually:
https://postgr.es/m/16676-fd62c3c835880da6@postgresql.org
The problem is that the first worker locks the first (480) row (even
though it does not return it), so the second worker skips it due to SKIP
LOCKED.

I have this on my list of things to look at, but it's not at the top
yet sadly ...

-- 
Álvaro Herrera