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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
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Subject: Re: BUG #17686: SELECT pg_advisory_lock(...) with low lock_timeout
 sometimes times out but the lock is acquired
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Mike Adelson <mike.adelson314@gmail.com> writes:
> Glad to have the race condition confirmed. In my view the “real” fix
> here would be to offer an advisory locking function that accepts a
> timeout.

How would that remove the low-level race condition?

			regards, tom lane