Re: Vote on SET in aborted transaction

Michael Loftis <mloftis@wgops.com>

From: Michael Loftis <mloftis@wgops.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Cc: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2002-04-24T17:33:19Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
Vote number 1 -- ROLL BACK

Bruce Momjian wrote:

>OK, would people please vote on how to handle SET in an aborted
>transaction?  This vote will allow us to resolve the issue and move
>forward if needed.
>
>In the case of:
>
>	SET x=1;
>	BEGIN;
>	SET x=2;
>	query_that_aborts_transaction;
>	SET x=3;
>	COMMIT;
>
>at the end, should 'x' equal:
>	
>	1 - All SETs are rolled back in aborted transaction
>	2 - SETs are ignored after transaction abort
>	3 - All SETs are honored in aborted transaction
>	? - Have SETs vary in behavior depending on variable
>
>Our current behavior is 2.
>
>Please vote and I will tally the results.
>