Re: [HACKERS] Re: sequences vs. transactions

From: Vazsonyi Peter <neko(at)sp1(dot)szif(dot)hu>
To: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] Re: sequences vs. transactions
Date: 1999-05-16 15:11:55
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.04.9905161510250.3625-100000@sp1.szif.hu
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On Tue, 11 May 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Sequence numbers are not re-used like normal transactions. The reason
> for this is that we would have to lock the sequence table for the entire
> duration of the transaction until it was committed if we wanted to do
> that.
>
>
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Correct. ;-/. Thanx.

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