Re: SKIP LOCKED DATA (work in progress)

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Craig Ringer <craig(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, Thomas Munro <munro(at)ip9(dot)org>, "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: SKIP LOCKED DATA (work in progress)
Date: 2014-05-23 20:18:54
Message-ID: CA+TgmoZex=VZjAe2PRe_2w=VPAcuQy9DWH4eSLhDuagSDGNSbA@mail.gmail.com
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On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
> PostgreSQL already chose to follow the Oracle syntax when we
> implemented NOWAIT. So my proposal is that we follow the Oracle syntax
> again and use the words SKIP LOCKED.
>
> I don't see any advantage in inventing new syntax that leaves us
> incompatible with Oracle, nor do I see any need to be compatible with
> both Oracle and DB2 since the latter is much less likely to gain us
> anything in practice.

+1.

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Robert Haas
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com
The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company

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