Re: Select For Update and Left Outer Join

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>
Cc: Kevin Grittner <Kevin(dot)Grittner(at)wicourts(dot)gov>, Patrick Earl <patearl(at)patearl(dot)net>, Heikki Linnakangas <heikki(dot)linnakangas(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, "<pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Select For Update and Left Outer Join
Date: 2011-07-11 16:32:30
Message-ID: 14470.1310401950@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> writes:
> I find these responses to be a bit off point. Not everyone can or will
> want to use SERIALIZABLE. The OP's point is that we - particularly
> Tom - have argued in the past that we shouldn't allow this because
> it's too ill-defined and/or confusing. Evidently our competition does
> not agree, and I think that's a point worth noting.

Has anyone looked into what the competition thinks the appropriate
definition is, or whether they all agree on the details?

regards, tom lane

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