Re: [HACKERS] XIDTAG ???

Massimo Dal Zotto ha scritto:

> >
> > > On Mon, 3 May 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > >
> > > > Probably no reason for the transaction id.  I don't remember that being
> > > > used at all.
> > >
> > > Do you mean that there is no reason for the xid to exist, as it is not
> > > used?  If so, then may I humbly request that it be left in for another

If I understand you are talking about to take off the xid type, if so,
I want warn you that xmin is an xid type and we are using it as
a versioning-row on psqlodbc.

> > > six months in the hopes of using a transaction processing monitor to
> > > distribute postgres across multiple machines safely?  I'll need the xid
> > > if and when I start that project, which will be after I finish the
> > > TPM.  8^)
> >
> > No, I don't recommend removing it, but just not storing it in the lock
> > system.  There is no need for it there.
>
> I don't see any urgent reason for removing it. For the moment I would leave
> the code as is. A distributed postgres sounds interesting.
>
> --
> Massimo Dal Zotto
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