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| author | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2002-02-12 17:18:10 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us> | 2002-02-12 17:18:10 +0000 |
| commit | c16ef167df36a6364a981e1a9f61a8ab8003fe94 (patch) | |
| tree | 7abcc33e80a9212b71721b1d06190c3a2b9ccaf1 | |
| parent | d39a369912faad9010cc5f3000c110219d2d2f69 (diff) | |
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Update FAQ.
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@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:14:52 EST 2002 + Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:18:09 EST 2002 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ 4.15.3) Don't currval() and nextval() lead to a race condition with other users? 4.15.4) Why aren't my sequence numbers reused on transaction abort? - Why are there gaps in the numbers of my sequence/SERIAL column? + Why are there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column? 4.16) What is an OID? What is a TID? 4.17) What is the meaning of some of the terms used in PostgreSQL? 4.18) Why do I get the error "ERROR: Memory exhausted in @@ -866,10 +866,10 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) by all users. 4.15.4) Why aren't my sequence numbers reused on transaction abort? Why are - there gaps in the numbers of my sequence/SERIAL column? + there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column? To improve concurrency, sequence values are given out to running - transactions as needed and are now locked until the transaction + transactions as needed and are not locked until the transaction completes. This causes gaps in numbering from aborted transactions. 4.16) What is an OID? What is a TID? diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 8b7add79e76..40ad62917a7 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:14:52 EST 2002</P> + <P>Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:18:09 EST 2002</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <A href="#4.15.3">4.15.3</A>) Don't <I>currval()</I> and <I>nextval()</I> lead to a race condition with other users?<BR> <A href="#4.15.4">4.15.4</A>) Why aren't my sequence numbers reused - on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbers of my + on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column?<BR> <A href="#4.16">4.16</A>) What is an <SMALL>OID</SMALL>? What is a <SMALL>TID</SMALL>?<BR> @@ -1096,13 +1096,12 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) backend, not by all users.</P> <H4><A name="4.15.4">4.15.4</A>) Why aren't my sequence numbers reused - on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbers of my + on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column?</H4> <P>To improve concurrency, sequence values are given out to running - transactions as needed and are now <i>locked</i> until the - transaction completes. This causes gaps in numbering from aborted - transactions. + transactions as needed and are not locked until the transaction + completes. This causes gaps in numbering from aborted transactions. <H4><A name="4.16">4.16</A>) What is an <SMALL>OID</SMALL>? What is a <SMALL>TID</SMALL>?</H4> |