Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1

From: Peter Mount <peter(at)retep(dot)org(dot)uk>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: SQL-Invoked Procedures for 8.1
Date: 2004-09-24 07:56:15
Message-ID: 4153D31F.2040807@retep.org.uk
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Tom Lane wrote:

>One interesting point is whether it's possible for one procedure to call
>another, and if so what that means for the semantics. Is the inner
>procedure allowed to commit a transaction started by the outer one?
>
>
Usually yes a procedure can call another, and it's extremely useful to
do so. I'm not so sure about the semantics with transactions, but
personally I wouldn't like to see a procedure be able to commit the
transaction of it's caller.

Peter

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