Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2022 15:49:04 -0400
From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
To: Simon Riggs <simon.riggs@enterprisedb.com>
Cc: Erik Rijkers <er@xs4all.nl>, Robert Treat <rob@xzilla.net>,
	Justin Pryzby <pryzby@telsasoft.com>,
	PostgreSQL Hackers <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: New docs chapter on Transaction Management and related changes
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On Fri, Oct 14, 2022 at 01:05:14PM +0100, Simon Riggs wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Oct 2022 at 08:55, Simon Riggs <simon.riggs@enterprisedb.com> wrote:
> 
> > In related changes, I've also done some major rewording of the RELEASE
> > SAVEPOINT command, since it was incorrectly described as having "no
> > other user visible behavior". A complex example is given to explain,
> > using the terminology established in the main patch.
> 
> ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT also needs some clarification, patch attached.
> 
> (Commentary: It's confusing to me that ROLLBACK TO SAVEPOINT starts a
> new subtransaction, whereas RELEASE SAVEPOINT does not. You might
> imagine they would both start a new subtransaction, but that is not
> the case.)

Agreed, added.


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