Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server: Rearrange pg_subtrans

From: Gavin Sherry <swm(at)linuxworld(dot)com(dot)au>
To: Mark Kirkwood <markir(at)coretech(dot)co(dot)nz>
Cc: Greg Stark <gsstark(at)mit(dot)edu>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: [COMMITTERS] pgsql-server: Rearrange pg_subtrans
Date: 2004-08-25 06:00:49
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.58.0408251557260.6905@linuxworld.com.au
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On Wed, 25 Aug 2004, Mark Kirkwood wrote:

>
>
> Greg Stark wrote:
>
> > It's only allowed when the transaction is in READ UNCOMMITTED
> > isolation level.
> >
> >Something Postgres doesn't currently support. In fact I'm not aware of any SQL
> >database that supports it, though I'm sure there's one somewhere.
> >
> >
> >
> FYI - DB2 supports this isolation level, I don't know of any others (tho
> Informix is a possibility).

I wasn't aware pf DB2 supporting it, but SQL Server and Informix do.
Oracle only supports COMMITTED and SERIALIZABLE according to my 10g
manual.

Gavin

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