| From: | Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> |
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| To: | Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> |
| Cc: | josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com, Dennis Bjorklund <db(at)zigo(dot)dhs(dot)org>, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)dcc(dot)uchile(dot)cl>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Nested Transactions, Abort All |
| Date: | 2004-07-11 00:01:58 |
| Message-ID: | 200407110001.i6B01we01317@candle.pha.pa.us |
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Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > It seems anonymous savepoints really don't buy us anything. They
> > don't match the Oracle behavior, and don't do anything more than
> > nested transactions. I agree we want them, but I don't see the value
> > they add value right now.
>
> The value they add is that they follow the SQL standard, which is a lot
> better sell than "proprietary transaction management scheme". Those
> people who think they can redefine the SQL standard for purely
> aesthetic reasons have paid the price over and over again.
Uh, anonymous savepoints aren't in the standard, so we aren't any closer
to the standard with them or without them, and Oracle doesn't have them
either.
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