Re: Incorrect description of xmax and xip in functions docs - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Incorrect description of xmax and xip in functions docs
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Msg-id 200809071231.m87CVmD12043@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Incorrect description of xmax and xip in functions docs  (Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>)
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Simon Riggs wrote:
>
> On Sat, 2008-09-06 at 21:31 -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Applied, and attached.
>
> Thanks.
>
> > > And for txid_visible_in_snapshot() comment added:
> > > "Function should not be used with subtransaction xids. It is possible
> > > that this function will return a true result for a subtransaction xid
> > > that was actually still in progress at the time of the snapshot".
> >
> > I think the cleaner solution is to throw an appropriate error if a
> > subtransaction xid is used, rather than adding documentation.
>
> Or maybe check subtrans for it, as it really should be doing.

Yea, that's what I meant.  You can't be sure everyone is going to read
the documentation but they are sure to see the function results or error
message.

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