Either the doc should be changed or the std lib should follow the spirit of 
the doc. But my understanding is that context.Context is not just about 
HTTP request/response cycle but deals with anything that needs cancellation 
or a resource clean up signal , some kind of DIY RAII . In any case the 
documentation should be clarified. 

Le mardi 6 décembre 2016 16:48:48 UTC+1, Chandra Sekar S a écrit :
>
> Documentation of the context package says,
>
> "Use context Values only for request-scoped data that transits processes 
> and APIs, not for passing optional parameters to functions."
>
> sql.BeginContext introduced in 1.8, uses Context to receive options like 
> IsolationLevel and read-only flag. These are neither request-specific nor 
> cross-cutting. They are options that are typically specific to a type of 
> operation, but common to all requests.
>
> Isn't this use in db/sql contradicting the recommendation in context's doc?
>
> --
> Chandra Sekar.S
>

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