Re: Revisited: Transactions, insert unique.

Ed Loehr <eloehr@austin.rr.com>

From: Ed Loehr <eloehr@austin.rr.com>
To: Joachim Achtzehnter <joachim@kraut.bc.ca>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2000-04-27T15:10:30Z
Lists: pgsql-general
Joachim Achtzehnter wrote:
> 
> ...It is NOT required that the outcome be
> equivalent to the result that would be observed by running the
> transactions in a particular order, such as in the order they were
> actually started. The outcome is only required to be equivalent to some
> (arbitrary) order.

That was another fundamental misunderstanding of mine about SERIALIZABLE. 
I appreciate the explanation, and have a deeper appreciation for Vadim's
MVCC work!!

Regards,
Ed Loehr