Re: lock - feedback

> > Have you looked at contrib\userlock?  With it, you can simulate
> > pessimistic locks with a non-blocking result code.
> >
> > Merlin
> >
> >
> >
> contrib/userlock? where i can find something about this? in the manual
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http://developer.postgresql.org/cvsweb.cgi/~checkout~/pgsql/contrib/user
lock/README.user_locks?rev=1.3;content-type=text%2Fplain

> can't find something ?!?!
> mhm what is with the "lost update" problem, can i solve it with it?!?!

probably.  However, in many cases proper use of transactions is more
appropriate.  This will be even easier to do when we get proper
assertions.

> i can't visualize how it can works?
select user_write_lock(oid) from my_table where value = x;
returns 1 on success, 0 on failure.

just be careful...
select user_write_lock(oid) from my_table where value = x order by y
limit 1;
can acquire more locks than you might think since the table has to be
materialized to do the order.

better to write:

select user_write_lock(oid) from
(
    select oid, *  from my_table where value = x order by y limit 1;
)

also, don't use oid :).  In my applications, I make a domain type called
'cuid' which pulls nextval() from a public sequence.  Put that into your
tables and lock on it.  Just watch for dump/restore.

Merlin