Re: Revisited: Transactions, insert unique. - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Ed Loehr
Subject Re: Revisited: Transactions, insert unique.
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Msg-id 39085866.86F9E38@austin.rr.com
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In response to Re: Revisited: Transactions, insert unique.  (Joachim Achtzehnter <joachim@kraut.bc.ca>)
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Joachim Achtzehnter wrote:
>
> ...It is NOT required that the outcome be
> equivalent to the result that would be observed by running the
> transactions in a particular order, such as in the order they were
> actually started. The outcome is only required to be equivalent to some
> (arbitrary) order.

That was another fundamental misunderstanding of mine about SERIALIZABLE.
I appreciate the explanation, and have a deeper appreciation for Vadim's
MVCC work!!

Regards,
Ed Loehr

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