Re: ALTER TABLE transaction isolation problem

From: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: Kevin Grittner <kgrittn(at)ymail(dot)com>
Cc: DT <kurt023(at)hotmail(dot)com>, "pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: ALTER TABLE transaction isolation problem
Date: 2013-09-03 15:01:57
Message-ID: 17232.1378220517@sss.pgh.pa.us
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Kevin Grittner <kgrittn(at)ymail(dot)com> writes:
> Why don't we rewrite tuples with their existing xid in such cases?
> The current state of affairs seem to me to be a pretty clear bug.

No, it isn't --- the tuple is being modified by the ALTER command.

regards, tom lane

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