> > + Records</glossterm> to the file system and creates a special > > Does the chckpointer actually write WAL ?
Yes.
> An FK doesn't require the values in its table to be unique, right ?
I believe it does require that the values are unique.
> I think there's some confusion. Constraints are not objects, right ?
I think constraints are definitely objects. They have names and you can, for example, COMMENT on them.
> Do we use shared_buffers for WAL ?
No.
(I have not reviewed the patch; these are just a few comments on your comments.)
I'm going to be coalescing the feedback into an updated patch very soon (tonight/tomorrow), so please keep the feedback on the text/wording coming until then.
If anyone has a first attempt at all the ACID definitions, I'd love to see those as well.