Back out LOCK A,B,C patch at Tom's suggestion.

doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml

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-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml,v 1.25 2001/08/04 19:38:59 momjian Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/lock.sgml,v 1.26 2001/08/04 22:01:38 momjian Exp $
 Postgres documentation
 -->
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Postgres documentation
    LOCK
   </refname>
   <refpurpose>
-   Explicitly lock a table / tables inside a transaction
+   Explicitly lock a table inside a transaction
   </refpurpose>
  </refnamediv>
  <refsynopsisdiv>
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ Postgres documentation
    <date>2001-07-09</date>
   </refsynopsisdivinfo>
   <synopsis>
-LOCK [ TABLE ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [,...]
-LOCK [ TABLE ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> [,...] IN <replaceable class="PARAMETER">lockmode</replaceable> MODE
+LOCK [ TABLE ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>
+LOCK [ TABLE ] <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> IN <replaceable class="PARAMETER">lockmode</replaceable> MODE
 
 where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">lockmode</replaceable> is one of:
 
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ ERROR <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>: Table does not exist.
      An example for this rule was given previously when discussing the 
      use of SHARE ROW EXCLUSIVE mode rather than SHARE mode.
     </para>
-
    </listitem>
   </itemizedlist>
 
@@ -384,12 +383,6 @@ ERROR <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>: Table does not exist.
    </para>
   </note>
 
-  <para>
-   When locking multiple tables, the command LOCK a, b; is equivalent to LOCK
-   a; LOCK b;. The tables are locked one-by-one in the order specified in the
-   <command>LOCK</command> command.
-  </para>
-
   <refsect2 id="R2-SQL-LOCK-3">
    <refsect2info>
     <date>1999-06-08</date>
@@ -413,7 +406,6 @@ ERROR <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable>: Table does not exist.
    <para>
     <command>LOCK</command> works only inside transactions.
    </para>
-
   </refsect2>
  </refsect1>
   

src/backend/commands/command.c

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/Attic/command.c,v 1.137 2001/08/04 19:38:59 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/commands/Attic/command.c,v 1.138 2001/08/04 22:01:38 momjian Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *	  The PerformAddAttribute() code, like most of the relation
@@ -1984,7 +1984,8 @@ needs_toast_table(Relation rel)
 		MAXALIGN(data_length);
 	return (tuple_length > TOAST_TUPLE_THRESHOLD);
 }
-	
+
+
 /*
  *
  * LOCK TABLE
@@ -1993,104 +1994,26 @@ needs_toast_table(Relation rel)
 void
 LockTableCommand(LockStmt *lockstmt)
 {
-	int         relCnt;
-
-	relCnt = length(lockstmt -> rellist);
-
-	/* Handle a single relation lock specially to avoid overhead on likely the
-	   most common case */
-
-	if(relCnt == 1)
-	{
-
-		/* Locking a single table */
-
-		Relation	rel;
-		int			aclresult;
-		char *relname;
-
-		relname = strVal(lfirst(lockstmt->rellist));
-
-		freeList(lockstmt->rellist);
-
-		rel = heap_openr(relname, NoLock);
-
-		if (rel->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_RELATION)
-			elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: %s is not a table", relname);
-
-		if (lockstmt->mode == AccessShareLock)
-			aclresult = pg_aclcheck(relname, GetUserId(),
-									ACL_SELECT);
-		else
-			aclresult = pg_aclcheck(relname, GetUserId(),
-									ACL_UPDATE | ACL_DELETE);
-
-		if (aclresult != ACLCHECK_OK)
-			elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: permission denied");
-
-		LockRelation(rel, lockstmt->mode);
-
-		pfree(relname);
-
-		heap_close(rel, NoLock);	/* close rel, keep lock */
-	} 
-	else 
-	{
-		List *p;
-		Relation *RelationArray;
-		Relation *pRel;
-
-		/* Locking multiple tables */
-
-		/* Create an array of relations */
-
-		RelationArray = palloc(relCnt * sizeof(Relation));
-		pRel = RelationArray;
-
-		/* Iterate over the list and populate the relation array */
-
-		foreach(p, lockstmt->rellist)
-		{
-			char* relname = strVal(lfirst(p));
-			int			aclresult;
-
-			*pRel = heap_openr(relname, NoLock);
-
-			if ((*pRel)->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_RELATION)
-				elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: %s is not a table", 
-					 relname);
-
-			if (lockstmt->mode == AccessShareLock)
-				aclresult = pg_aclcheck(relname, GetUserId(),
-										ACL_SELECT);
-			else
-				aclresult = pg_aclcheck(relname, GetUserId(),
-										ACL_UPDATE | ACL_DELETE);
-
-			if (aclresult != ACLCHECK_OK)
-				elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: permission denied");
+	Relation	rel;
+	int			aclresult;
 
-			pRel++;
-			pfree(relname);
-		}
+	rel = heap_openr(lockstmt->relname, NoLock);
 
-		/* Now, lock all the relations, closing each after it is locked
-		   (Keeping the locks)
-		 */
+	if (rel->rd_rel->relkind != RELKIND_RELATION)
+		elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: %s is not a table", lockstmt->relname);
 
-		for(pRel = RelationArray;
-			pRel < RelationArray + relCnt;
-			pRel++)
-			{
-				LockRelation(*pRel, lockstmt->mode);
+	if (lockstmt->mode == AccessShareLock)
+		aclresult = pg_aclcheck(lockstmt->relname, GetUserId(), ACL_SELECT);
+	else
+		aclresult = pg_aclcheck(lockstmt->relname, GetUserId(),
+								ACL_UPDATE | ACL_DELETE);
 
-				heap_close(*pRel, NoLock);
-			}
+	if (aclresult != ACLCHECK_OK)
+		elog(ERROR, "LOCK TABLE: permission denied");
 
-		/* Free the relation array */
+	LockRelation(rel, lockstmt->mode);
 
-		pfree(RelationArray);
-	}
+	heap_close(rel, NoLock);	/* close rel, keep lock */
 }
 
 

src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c,v 1.149 2001/08/04 19:38:59 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/copyfuncs.c,v 1.150 2001/08/04 22:01:38 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -2425,8 +2425,8 @@ _copyLockStmt(LockStmt *from)
 {
 	LockStmt   *newnode = makeNode(LockStmt);
 
-	Node_Copy(from, newnode, rellist);
-	
+	if (from->relname)
+		newnode->relname = pstrdup(from->relname);
 	newnode->mode = from->mode;
 
 	return newnode;

src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c,v 1.97 2001/08/04 19:38:59 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/nodes/equalfuncs.c,v 1.98 2001/08/04 22:01:38 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -1283,7 +1283,7 @@ _equalDropUserStmt(DropUserStmt *a, DropUserStmt *b)
 static bool
 _equalLockStmt(LockStmt *a, LockStmt *b)
 {
-	if (!equal(a->rellist, b->rellist))
+	if (!equalstr(a->relname, b->relname))
 		return false;
 	if (a->mode != b->mode)
 		return false;

src/backend/parser/gram.y

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.239 2001/08/04 19:38:59 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/backend/parser/gram.y,v 2.240 2001/08/04 22:01:39 momjian Exp $
  *
  * HISTORY
  *	  AUTHOR			DATE			MAJOR EVENT
@@ -3280,11 +3280,11 @@ DeleteStmt:  DELETE FROM relation_expr where_clause
 				}
 		;
 
-LockStmt:	LOCK_P opt_table relation_name_list opt_lock
+LockStmt:	LOCK_P opt_table relation_name opt_lock
 				{
 					LockStmt *n = makeNode(LockStmt);
 
-					n->rellist = $3;
+					n->relname = $3;
 					n->mode = $4;
 					$$ = (Node *)n;
 				}

src/include/nodes/parsenodes.h

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $Id: parsenodes.h,v 1.137 2001/08/04 19:38:59 momjian Exp $
+ * $Id: parsenodes.h,v 1.138 2001/08/04 22:01:39 momjian Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ typedef struct VariableResetStmt
 typedef struct LockStmt
 {
 	NodeTag		type;
-	List	   *rellist;		/* relations to lock */
+	char	   *relname;		/* relation to lock */
 	int			mode;			/* lock mode */
 } LockStmt;
 

src/interfaces/ecpg/preproc/preproc.y

@@ -2421,7 +2421,7 @@ DeleteStmt:  DELETE FROM relation_expr where_clause
 				}
 		;
 
-LockStmt:  LOCK_P opt_table relation_name_list opt_lock
+LockStmt:  LOCK_P opt_table relation_name opt_lock
 				{
 					$$ = cat_str(4, make_str("lock"), $2, $3, $4);
 				}