Re: Do we need a TODO? (was Re: Concurrently updating an updatable view)

Added to TODO:

* Fix self-referential UPDATEs seeing inconsistent row versions in
read-committed mode

http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-05/msg00507.php

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Richard Huxton wrote:
> Florian G. Pflug wrote:
> >
> > Is there consensus what the correct behaviour should be for
> > self-referential updates in read-committed mode? Does the SQL Spec
> > have anything to say about this?
>
> This seems to have gone all quiet. Do we need a TODO to keep a note of
> it? Just "correct behaviour for self-referential updates"
>
> Hiroshi originally noted the problem in one of his views here:
> http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2007-05/msg00507.php
>
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> Richard Huxton
> Archonet Ltd
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