Re: savepoint improvements - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Merlin Moncure
Subject Re: savepoint improvements
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Msg-id b42b73150701221119m2f139b72i9dbeefb9469fe9cc@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: savepoint improvements  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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On 1/22/07, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> > i think so...Martijn said it best: you can 'rollback' to, but you
> > can't 'commit' to.  The 'commit to' would be the arguably much more
> > useful way of disposing of a savepoint.  But that should be taken up
> > with sql standards committee :(.
>
> You can RELEASE a savepoint though.

not following an error.  RELEASE serves absolutely no purpose
whatsoever. it's like the sql equivalent of an assembly NOP...wasts
cpu cycles for no reason.

merlin


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