Re: default_transaction_isolation = serializable causes crash under Hot Standby

From: Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndQuadrant(dot)com>
To: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>
Cc: robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us
Subject: Re: default_transaction_isolation = serializable causes crash under Hot Standby
Date: 2012-04-29 17:33:00
Message-ID: CA+U5nMLmyQbQ5-SpE3MAC-DdkZgzC8vFCTtDXjP9YUuYfjimPA@mail.gmail.com
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On Sun, Apr 29, 2012 at 5:54 PM, Kevin Grittner
<Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov> wrote:
> Simon Riggs  wrote:
>
>> The only way default_transaction_isolation = serializable would be
>> acceptable when hot_standby = on is if we silently downgrade the
>> isolation level to read committed. That way everything just works,
>> albeit not quite as requested. So I think that's the best way
>> forwards.
>
> I guess I don't see much alternative.  Did you want to code that (I
> seem to remember you saying that in an earlier post) or would you
> like me to do it?

I'll happily do that, unless you wish to.

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 Simon Riggs                   http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/
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