On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 4:01 AM, Eduardo Piombino <drakorg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, would it be possible to implement a nowait modifier to the update > statement in order to tell it not to wait and raise an error -just like a > select for update nowait would-, instead of defaulting to waiting forever > until the lock becomes available? > > The lack of such a modifier nowadays forces me to do a select for update > before every update on which I need the fastest response possible, and it > would be great if it could be integrated into the command itself. > > Just an idea. +1 note you may be able to emulate this by sneaking a nolock into the update statement in a highly circuitous fashion with something like: update foo set v = 2 from (select 1 from foo where id = 1 for update nowait) q where id = 1; merlin -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general
