hi..
we test locking PostgreSQL 8.4.4 on x86_64.
1> session 1
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$ psql mydb
drop table citytest;
CREATE TABLE citytest (
i_id integer ,
city varchar(80)
) ;
ALTER TABLE citytest ADD CONSTRAINT citytest_pkey PRIMARY KEY (i_id);
insert into citytest values (1,'aaa');
insert into citytest values (2,'bbb');
begin;
delete from citytest;
<------- no commit/rollback
<------- this will be Blocker
2> session 2,3,4
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$ psql mydb
delete from citytest;
<--- waiting
<--- these are blocked....
3> os process
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we just kill Blocker process for resolving locking....
but, the other process also disappear ...
$ ps -ef| grep postgres
post1 4921 1 .. /u01/post1/bin/postgres -D /u02/post1data
post1 4924 4921 .. postgres: writer process
post1 4925 4921 .. postgres: wal writer process
post1 4926 4921 .. postgres: autovacuum launcher process
post1 4927 4921 .. postgres: archiver process
post1 4928 4921 .. postgres: stats collector process
post1 5143 4921 .. postgres: post1 mydb [local] idle in transaction <### Blocker
post1 5591 4921 .. postgres: post1 mydb 127.0.0.1(33982) DELETE waiting <### blocking
post1 5592 4921 .. postgres: post1 mydb 127.0.0.1(33983) DELETE waiting <### blocking
post1 5593 4921 .. postgres: post1 mydb 127.0.0.1(33984) DELETE waiting <### blocking
post1 5738 329 .. grep postgres
$
$ kill -9 5143
$
$ ps -ef| grep postgres
post1 4921 1 0 17:35 pts/2 00:00:00 /u01/post1/bin/postgres -D /u02/post1data
post1 10905 4921 0 17:39 ? 00:00:00 postgres: writer process
post1 10906 4921 0 17:39 ? 00:00:00 postgres: wal writer process
post1 10907 4921 0 17:39 ? 00:00:00 postgres: autovacuum launcher process
post1 10908 4921 0 17:39 ? 00:00:00 postgres: archiver process
post1 10909 4921 0 17:39 ? 00:00:00 postgres: stats collector process
post1 10989 329 0 17:39 pts/2 00:00:00 grep postgres
$
Could you teach me, Is this expected behavior ?? (disapper blocking process not only Blocker process)
and
Could you teach me, how can we eliminate just Blocker session...
Thanks....
