Re: 2-phase commit - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: 2-phase commit
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Msg-id Pine.LNX.4.44.0310091615250.31740-100000@peter.localdomain
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In response to Re: 2-phase commit  (Andrew Sullivan <andrew@libertyrms.info>)
Responses Re: 2-phase commit  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: 2-phase commit  (Andrew Sullivan <andrew@libertyrms.info>)
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Andrew Sullivan writes:

> Does the proposal of allowing dbas to run that risk, provided there's a
> mechanism to tell them about it, satisfy the objection (assuming, of
> course, 2PC can be turned off)?

Why would you spent time on implementing a mechanism whose ultimate
benefit is supposed to be increasing reliability and performance, when you
already realize that it will have to lock up at the slightest sight of
trouble?  There are better mechanisms out there that you can use instead.

-- 
Peter Eisentraut   peter_e@gmx.net



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