Re: MVCC snapshot timing - Mailing list pgsql-docs

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: MVCC snapshot timing
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Msg-id 20331.1384221575@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: MVCC snapshot timing  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
Responses Re: MVCC snapshot timing  (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>)
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Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> writes:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 03:39:45PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'm not really seeing the point of s/transaction/session/ here.

> Well, the problem with the original wording is that we don't take a new
> snapshot for every transaction in the default read-committed mode.

We take at least one snapshot per transaction, in any mode.  Referring
to sessions makes it even further away from being a useful concept.

> Would you prefer I refer to statements, e.g.:

'Statement' might work.

            regards, tom lane


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