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@@ -432,6 +432,18 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
</variablelist>
</para>
+ <warning>
+ <para>
+ The extra checks performed against B-tree indexes when the
+ <option>--parent-check</option> option or the
+ <option>--rootdescend</option> option is specified require
+ relatively strong relation-level locks. These checks are the only
+ checks that will block concurrent data modification from
+ <command>INSERT</command>, <command>UPDATE</command>, and
+ <command>DELETE</command> commands.
+ </para>
+ </warning>
+
<para>
The following command-line options control the connection to the server: