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Re: UPSERT

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Simon Riggs" <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>
Cc: "Heikki Linnakangas" <heikki(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, "Andrew Dunstan" <andrew(at)dunslane(dot)net>, "Jonathan Scher" <js(at)oxado(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: UPSERT
Date: 2007-03-02 18:19:58
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"Simon Riggs" <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> writes:
> Seems like we should try to locate a row first, then INSERT if we cannot
> find one. That's slower on INSERT but more balanced overall

Except it still has the race condition.

> I'm a bit surprised the TODO didn't mention the MERGE statement, which
> is the SQL:2003 syntax for specifying this as an atomic statement.

I believe we concluded that MERGE doesn't actually do quite what people
want/expect.  Please go back and read the archives.

			regards, tom lane

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