Re: PostgreSQL not ACID compliant? - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From scott.marlowe
Subject Re: PostgreSQL not ACID compliant?
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.33.0309191708370.16609-100000@css120.ihs.com
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In response to PostgreSQL not ACID compliant?  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
Responses Re: PostgreSQL not ACID compliant?
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Joshua D. Drake wrote:

> Hello,
> 
>   I just read a rather disturbing post....
> 
>   PostgreSQL does not support read uncommited and repeatable read 
> isolation levels? If that is so... then PostgreSQL is NOT ACID compliant?
> 
>   What is the real deal on this?

Postgresql supports Serializable transactions, which are 100% ACID 
compliant. 

I'm pretty sure read committed mode is also ACID compliant since anything 
that would cause a failure of ACID compliance would result in a rollback, 
but I'm not sure.  



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