Re: [HACKERS] ALTER TABLE MODIFY COLUMN

[Tom Lane]

Mark Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Surely if we have an write exclusive table lock we can rewrite tuples
> in place rather than creating new versions with its corresponding 2x
> space requirement.

Nyet.  Consider transaction rollback.

                        regards, tom lane

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