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authorBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2022-07-14 15:17:19 -0400
committerBruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>2022-07-14 15:17:19 -0400
commit2d0329b6bdd3b812d22b3d53d5e2b7bda4468a56 (patch)
tree5254ce46d1179e79ab3422c6c1b6cd9bbda50c2c
parent3336b3de34e1b865af358e15a4221523221eb086 (diff)
doc: mention that INSERT can block because of unique indexes
Initial patch by David G. Johnston. Reported-by: David G. Johnston Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CAKFQuwZpbdzceO41VE-xt1Xh8rWRRfgopTAK1wL9EhCo0Am-Sw@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 10
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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
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--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/insert.sgml
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ INSERT INTO <replaceable class="parameter">table_name</replaceable> [ AS <replac
</para>
<para>
+ <command>INSERT</command> into tables that lack unique indexes will
+ not be blocked by concurrent activity. Tables with unique indexes
+ might block if concurrent sessions perform actions that lock or modify
+ rows matching the unique index values being inserted; the details
+ are covered in <xref linkend="index-unique-checks"/>.
<literal>ON CONFLICT</literal> can be used to specify an alternative
action to raising a unique constraint or exclusion constraint
violation error. (See <xref linkend="sql-on-conflict"/> below.)