Re: 32/64-bit transaction IDs?

From: "Ed L(dot)" <pgsql(at)bluepolka(dot)net>
To: Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: 32/64-bit transaction IDs?
Date: 2003-03-22 16:38:27
Message-ID: 200303220938.27061.pgsql@bluepolka.net
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On Saturday March 22 2003 9:26, Tom Lane wrote:
> "Ed L." <pgsql(at)bluepolka(dot)net> writes:
> > Am I correct in assuming the system can modify system tables outside a
> > transaction?
>
> No, it can't. *Any* DB change has to be done within a transaction.

D'oh. Horse...dead.

You didn't say, but do you think the xid is a reliable replication replay
ordering even though it comes at the start of the transaction?

Ed

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