Re: Nested transactions - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Scott Marlowe
Subject Re: Nested transactions
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Msg-id dcc563d10910122211g7750a340y7a7b6d134e276bc@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: Nested transactions  (Bill Todd <pg@dbginc.com>)
List pgsql-general
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Bill Todd <pg@dbginc.com> wrote:
> Scott Marlowe wrote:
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> On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 8:41 PM, Bill Todd <pg@dbginc.com> wrote:
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> Does PostgreSQL support nested transactions as shown below?
>
> BEGIN;
>  ...do some stuff...
>  BEGIN;
>   ...more stuff...
>  COMMIT;
> COMMIT;
>
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> Postgresql uses savepoints.
>
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> Savepoints do not provide the same functionality as nested

Yes they do.  There was a REALLY long discussion on the subject in the
hackers list I believe that led to pgsql supporting savepoints  but
not nested transactions

> or parallel transactions

That's something entirely different and a question you did not ask

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