Re: pg_dump shared locks documentation

Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>

From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org>
Cc: Florin Irion <irionr@gmail.com>, pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2022-03-15T15:55:09Z
Lists: pgsql-docs
Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> writes:
> This might be a bit excessive to have in the main text.  What about
> adding a footnote to point out the exact lock level that is meant, with
> a link to the server doc page that explains each lock level?

I dunno how well <footnote> will render in man-page format.
How about just inserting a parenthetical remark at the first usage?

... leader process requests shared locks (ACCESS SHARE) on the ...

Possibly we could make the "ACCESS SHARE" be a <link> without causing
problems in man format.

			regards, tom lane



Commits

  1. Clarify that pg_dump takes ACCESS SHARE lock