Re: foreign keys for array/period contains relationships

From: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: foreign keys for array/period contains relationships
Date: 2010-10-25 19:34:45
Message-ID: AANLkTimcs8eViVSkMqmGQXSr1j1=pbsRYnZ1aNsFyCFZ@mail.gmail.com
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On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 12:11 PM, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net> wrote:
> Is this sort of thing feasible?  Has anyone done more research into the
> necessary details?

I think the problems arise when you try to figure out what records you
need to lock to prevent someone from deleting the referenced rows
before you commit.

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greg

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