Thoughts? On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 9:02 AM David G. Johnston < david.g.johns...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > The commit reference page lacks an "Outputs" section even though it is > capable of outputting both "COMMIT" and "ROLLBACK". > > The attached adds this section, describes when each applies, and then > incorporates the same into the main description for commit as well as the > transaction section of the tutorial - which presently seems to be the main > discussion area for the topic (the Concurrency Control chapter lacks a > section for this introductory material). > > This was noted as being needed by Tom Lane back into 2006 but it > never happened. > https://www.postgresql.org/message-id/28798.1142608067%40sss.pgh.pa.us > > It came up again when I was answering a question on Slack regarding > "commit and chain" wondering whether the "and chain" could be made > conditional (i.e., could the new transaction start aborted) on > whether commit outputted "commit" or "rollback". > > Its left implied that this behavior of "rollback" is standard-conforming. > Please feel free to suggest/add language to the Compatibility section if > this is not the case. > > David J. > >
