Re: [PATCHES] Patch for UUID datatype (beta) - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew Dunstan
Subject Re: [PATCHES] Patch for UUID datatype (beta)
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Msg-id 450FFA9B.9050203@dunslane.net
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In response to Re: [PATCHES] Patch for UUID datatype (beta)  (mark@mark.mielke.cc)
Responses Re: [PATCHES] Patch for UUID datatype (beta)  (mark@mark.mielke.cc)
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mark@mark.mielke.cc wrote:
>> As others have mentioned, using MAC address doesn't remove the
>> possibility of a collision.
>>     
>
> It does, as I control the MAC address. I can choose not to overwrite it.
> I can choose to ensure that any cases where it is overwritten, it is
> overwritten with a unique value.
>   

How do you know somebody else isn't using that MAC value?

cheers

andrew


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