pgsql: Explain subtlety in nbtree locking protocol. - Mailing list pgsql-committers

From Peter Geoghegan
Subject pgsql: Explain subtlety in nbtree locking protocol.
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Msg-id E1i1Mh8-00060D-HD@gemulon.postgresql.org
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Explain subtlety in nbtree locking protocol.

The Postgres approach to coupling locks during an ascent of the tree is
slightly different to the approach taken by Lehman and Yao.  Add a new
paragraph to the "Differences to the Lehman & Yao algorithm" section of
the nbtree README that explains the similarities and differences.

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master

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https://git.postgresql.org/pg/commitdiff/867d25ccb4c7f290d08c720622ecaae4afd1dc3f

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src/backend/access/nbtree/README      | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++-------
src/backend/access/nbtree/nbtinsert.c |  3 +++
2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)


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