From c16ef167df36a6364a981e1a9f61a8ab8003fe94 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:18:10 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update FAQ. --- doc/FAQ | 8 ++++---- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 11 +++++------ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index aa4a1f1ea6..55c229725f 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -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 8b7add79e7..40ad62917a 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:14:52 EST 2002

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Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:18:09 EST 2002

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ 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 + on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column?
4.16) What is an OID? What is a TID?
@@ -1096,13 +1096,12 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) backend, not 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 + on transaction abort? Why are 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 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.

4.16) What is an OID? What is a TID?

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