Re: timeout implementation issues

Hiroshi Inoue wrote:
> Michael Loftis wrote:
> > 
> > Tom Lane wrote:
> > 
> > >Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> writes:
> > >
> > >>I have added this to the TODO list, with a question mark.  Hope this is
> > >>OK with everyone.
> > >>
> > >
> > >>        o Abort SET changes made in aborted transactions (?)
> > >>
> > >
> > >Actually, I was planning to make only search_path act that way, because
> > >of all the push-back I'd gotten on applying it to other SET variables.
> > >search_path really *has* to have it, but if there's anyone who agrees
> > >with me about doing it for all SET vars, they didn't speak up :-(
> > >
> > I did and do, strongly.  TRANSACTIONS are supposed to leave things as
> > they were before the BEGIN.  It either all happens or it all doesnt'
> > happen.  If you need soemthing inside of a transaction to go
> > irregardless then it shouldn't be within the transaction.
> 
> Oops is this issue still living ?
> I object to the TODO(why ????) strongly.
> Please remove it from the TODO first and put it back
> to the neutral position.

OK, how is this:
 o Abort all or commit all SET changes made in an aborted transaction

Is this neutral?  I don't think our current behavior is defended by anyone.

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