Re: 2-phase commit - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: 2-phase commit
Date
Msg-id 200310091442.h99Eg3R29404@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: 2-phase commit  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: 2-phase commit  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Re: 2-phase commit  (Mike Mascari <mascarm@mascari.com>)
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Andrew Sullivan writes:
> 
> > Does the proposal of allowing dbas to run that risk, provided there's a
> > mechanism to tell them about it, satisfy the objection (assuming, of
> > course, 2PC can be turned off)?
> 
> Why would you spent time on implementing a mechanism whose ultimate
> benefit is supposed to be increasing reliability and performance, when you
> already realize that it will have to lock up at the slightest sight of
> trouble?  There are better mechanisms out there that you can use instead.

If you want cross-server transactions, what other methods are there that
are more reliable?  It seems network unreliability is going to be a
problem no matter what method you use.

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