Re: storage engine , mysql syntax CREATE TABLE t (i INT) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

On Sun, 2004-07-25 at 22:23, Tom Lane wrote:
> I don't think
> it's either practical or interesting to try to introduce an equivalent
> layering into Postgres.

I can possibly see a use for a row locking storage system, i.e. non MVCC
for some applications.  But I can't see it being worth the amount of
work it would require.

Or is the locking model too high level to be handled this way?  Just
wondering.