Re: backend_xid and backend_xmin

From: Laurenz Albe <laurenz(dot)albe(at)cybertec(dot)at>
To: Satalabaha Postgres <satalabaha(dot)postgres(at)gmail(dot)com>, pgsql-admin(at)lists(dot)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: backend_xid and backend_xmin
Date: 2022-12-08 20:46:12
Message-ID: 9565562b389eb3c105588d3c218907f84d0a2fa9.camel@cybertec.at
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On Thu, 2022-12-08 at 21:01 +0530, Satalabaha Postgres wrote:
> I would like to understand the possible causes for backend_xmin getting
> populated  in pg_stat_activity. Can someone throw some light on this?

"backend_xid" is set when the session has an open transaction that has
modified data and therefore got a transaction ID.

"backend_xmin" is set if there is an active snapshot held by the session:
- there is a running query
- there is an open transaction with an open cursor
- there is an open transaction with isolation level REPEATABLE READ or higher

Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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