Re: MVCC snapshot timing

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: MVCC snapshot timing
Date: 2013-11-12 01:59:35
Message-ID: 20331.1384221575@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> writes:
> On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 03:39:45PM -0500, Tom Lane wrote:
>> I'm not really seeing the point of s/transaction/session/ here.

> Well, the problem with the original wording is that we don't take a new
> snapshot for every transaction in the default read-committed mode.

We take at least one snapshot per transaction, in any mode. Referring
to sessions makes it even further away from being a useful concept.

> Would you prefer I refer to statements, e.g.:

'Statement' might work.

regards, tom lane

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