Re: [HACKERS] temp table oddness?

> Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > Yep. Wouldn't the best way be to have the temp system record the
> > transaction id used, and to invalidate all temp entries associated with
> > an aborted transaction. That is how the cache code works, so it seems
> > it should be extended to the temp code.
>
> Yeah, that would work -- add an xact abort cleanup routine that goes
> through the temprel list and removes entries added during the current
> transaction.
>
> AFAICS this only explains the coredump-at-exit business, though.
> I'm particularly baffled by that
> ERROR: cannot find attribute 1 of relation pg_temp.24335.3
> in my last example --- do you understand why that's happening?

Who knows. Once it gets messed up, anything can happen. The problem
with indexes created in the same transaction as the temp table still is
a problem, though you say your new cache code fixes that.

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