Re: Need help understanding pg_locks

Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> Tom Lane wrote:
>> I think you misunderstood the suggestion.  This is not an improvement,
>> it's just more confusion.

> Well, I thought the "lock on" wording helped avoid the confusion but
> obviously I didn't understand more than that.  We did have similar
> confusion when we clarified the locking C code.  For me, "object" was
> the stumbler.  Do you have any suggested wording?  Everyone seems to
> agree it needs improvement.

Well, first, "lock object" is completely useless, it does not convey
more than "lock" does; and second, you've added confusion because the
very same sentences also use "object" to refer to the thing being
locked.
        regards, tom lane