ref = [ E1QZDJc-0000XV-C8@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ] I note with interest that [deadlock_timeout] can be used as . . . "a poor-man's deadlock priority mechanism: a transaction with a high [deadlock_timeout] is less likely to be chosen as the victim than one with a low [deadlock_timeout]" I for one, would definitely be interested in "a more explicit priority mechanism". My use case is: We have some "batch work" processes, whose "deadlock-victim-priority" I would like to set to HIGH. (at the expense of smaller transactions who I would like to be the victim) -dvs- -- Sent via pgsql-general mailing list (pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-general