> [!NOTE] ![[assets/wl_lwlock_procarray.png|256]]
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> | | |
> | :--- | :--- |
> | **Wait Category** | LWLock |
> | **Mechanism** | `ProcArrayLock` |
> | **Operations** | [[Operations/Table/SeqScan]], [[Operations/Tuple/ModifyTable]] |
> | **Resources** | [[Resources/RAM|Memory]], [[Resources/CPU|CPU]] |
>
> Contention on the **Global Visibility Coordinator**. Every time a query starts, it must take a "Snapshot" to determine which transactions were already committed and which are still in-flight; this requires scanning the entire `ProcArray` while holding this lock.