Re: determine snapshot after obtaining locks for first statement

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, Markus Wanner <markus(at)bluegap(dot)ch>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: determine snapshot after obtaining locks for first statement
Date: 2009-12-18 00:19:34
Message-ID: 1261095574.4278.3.camel@jd-desktop.unknown.charter.com
Views: Raw Message | Whole Thread | Download mbox | Resend email
Thread:
Lists: pgsql-hackers

On Thu, 2009-12-17 at 13:13 -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Joshua D. Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> > What is needed here is a layman's context of what isolation modes are
> > good for what type of operation. Neither your explanation or Tom's is
> > particularly useful except to say, "Crap, I might be screwed but I don't
> > know if I am... how do I find out?"
>
> If we had a simple way to characterize that, we'd not be having this
> discussion :-(

Certainly true. Sorry if I came off harsh my intent was to illustrate
the more verbose yet less detailed information isn't going to help.

Joshua D. Drake

--
PostgreSQL.org Major Contributor
Command Prompt, Inc: http://www.commandprompt.com/ - 503.667.4564
Consulting, Training, Support, Custom Development, Engineering
Respect is earned, not gained through arbitrary and repetitive use or Mr. or Sir.

In response to

Browse pgsql-hackers by date

  From Date Subject
Next Message Joshua D. Drake 2009-12-18 00:20:02 Re: determine snapshot after obtaining locks for first statement
Previous Message Tom Lane 2009-12-18 00:19:13 Re: [PATCH] remove redundant ownership checks