Re: Visibility regression test - Mailing list pgsql-patches

Manfred Koizar <mkoi-pg@aon.at> writes:
> On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 10:30:59 -0400, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
> wrote:
>> Manfred Koizar <mkoi-pg@aon.at> writes:
> A new regression test trying to detect runaway INSERTs/UPDATEs.
>>
>> Why?

> Because we do not want to run a database that gets hung in an endless
> loop on INSERT or UPDATE.  Better we find such bugs during regression
> testing.

If there is such a problem it will surely be found by the other
regression tests.  I don't see a need to insert a test that has an
acknowledged system dependency in order to detect this.

            regards, tom lane