Re: Changing the transaction isolation level within the stored - Mailing list pgsql-sql

From Markus Schaber
Subject Re: Changing the transaction isolation level within the stored
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Msg-id 43E214EE.3090005@logix-tt.com
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In response to Re: Changing the transaction isolation level within the stored  (Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>)
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Hi, Andreq,

Andrew Sullivan wrote:

> I think you don't have a clear idea of what locks are necessary for
> updates.  Write operations on a row must block other write operations
> on the same row.  If more than one transaction needs the same kinds
> of locks on two different tables, but attempts to get those locks in
> the opposite order, you are all but guaranteed a deadlock.  MVCC
> helps, but it can't avoid locking the same data when that data is
> being updated.

You're right, I was mislead from my memory.

Sorry for the confusion I brought to this issue.

Markus

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