Re: Document bug regarding read only transactions

From: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp>
Cc: "pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Document bug regarding read only transactions
Date: 2017-06-14 20:27:29
Message-ID: CA+TgmoaiCvpJa+d112iPRK192p1OUcUZdtUhrYDQapkJYKJHaA@mail.gmail.com
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On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:08 PM, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii(at)sraoss(dot)co(dot)jp> wrote:
> In https://www.postgresql.org/docs/10/static/hot-standby.html#hot-standby-users
>
> It is explained that read only transactions (not in standby) allow to
> update sequences.
>
> In normal operation, <quote>read-only</> transactions are allowed to
> update sequences and to use <command>LISTEN</>, <command>UNLISTEN</>, and
> <command>NOTIFY</>, so Hot Standby sessions operate under slightly tighter
> restrictions than ordinary read-only sessions. It is possible that some
> of these restrictions might be loosened in a future release.
>
> This is plain wrong.

It used to be true. Tom changed it in commit
05d8a561ff85db1545f5768fe8d8dc9d99ad2ef7, back in 2010.

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Robert Haas
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