Qingqing Zhou wrote:
> I am really interested in the concurrency control part of the PostgreSQL. I
> can see the MVCC/lock rules there, and basically I can follow them -- but
> there are so many if-else in the rules, so the problem always for me is: how
> can we gaurantee that the rules are complete and correct? So I guess I may
> miss a big picture somewhere.
Are you talking specifically about the stuff in tqual.c? If so, I agree
that there doesn't seem to be enough description of how they work, much
less formal proof that they are complete or correct. I don't know if it
is enough material for a "presentation" though.
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