The following bug has been logged online:
Bug reference: 1633
Logged by: deepak
Email address: deepak@jtech.co.in
PostgreSQL version: 8.0.1
Operating system: MS windows 2000 Server
Description: about transactions and row level locking
Details:
How we can know a record is locked before updating the record. The purpose
is to avoid deadlock or queuing of update statements while using "select *
from table for update".