Boszormenyi Zoltan wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera írta:
> > Boszormenyi Zoltan wrote:
> >
> >> The vague consensus for syntax options was that the GUC
> >> 'lock_timeout' and WAIT [N] extension (wherever NOWAIT
> >> is allowed) both should be implemented.
> >>
> >> Behaviour would be that N seconds timeout should be
> >> applied to every lock that the statement would take.
> >
> > In http://archives.postgresql.org/message-id/291.1242053201@sss.pgh.pa.us
> > Tom argues that lock_timeout should be sufficient. I'm not sure what
> > does WAIT [N] buy.
>
> Syntax consistency with NOWAIT?
Consistency could also be achieved by removing NOWAIT, but I don't see
you proposing that.
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