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From: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: when transaction commit begins
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:24:02 -0400
Message-ID: <17900.1190726642@sss.pgh.pa.us> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1190713201.4181.350.camel@ebony.site>
References: <1190713201.4181.350.camel@ebony.site>

Simon Riggs <simon@2ndquadrant.com> writes:
> I'd like to reword this line in the Asynch commit docs:
>    "when transaction commit begins."

I do not think your proposed rewording is better.  The point I was
trying to cover is that "SET LOCAL synchronous_commit" will affect the
upcoming commit, and that fine point is no longer clear with your
phrasing.

> Transaction commit is when the transaction ends, so using the word begin
> in that way is confusing.

I don't actually agree with that statement anyway...

			regards, tom lane



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