Re: [HACKERS] Least Active Transaction ID function

2014-07-28 Thread Robert Haas
On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Rohit Goyal rhtgyl...@gmail.com wrote:
 This was really -2 helpful.

I'm not sure what it means to be -2 helpful.  Hopefully it's a good thing.

 1. Can I use this xmin variable directly anytime anywhere in my code as it
 is a global variable.

I don't really know what you're asking.  If you want a tutorial on how
global variables work in C, this is the wrong mailing list to ask
about that.

 2. What is the difference b/w recentXmin and RecentGlobalXmin. I read the
 description but any small detail  can clear my mind. :)

RecentXmin is the oldest transaction ID that was still running as of
the last time it was updated.  RecentGlobalXmin is the oldest
transaction ID that was part of somebody's snapshot as of the last
time it was updated.  Transaction IDs older than RecentXmin can be
assumed not to be running, but there could be still-running
transactions that can't see the effected of some committed transaction
whose ID precedes RecentXmin.  Transaction IDs older than
RecentGlobalXmin are no longer running, and furthermore any the
effects of any such transactions which went on to commit are
guaranteed to be visible to the snapshots of all currently-running
transactions, and all future transactions.

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Re: [HACKERS] Least Active Transaction ID function

2014-07-24 Thread Robert Haas
On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Rohit Goyal rhtgyl...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi All,

 On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Rohit Goyal rhtgyl...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi All,

 I am doing programming with postgresql source code. I want to find out the
 function which can give me Least active transaction id currenty in the
 system.

 Is there any function which can give me that?

 Regards,
 Rohit Goyal

 1 I know that somewhere there is an active transaction list in postgresql.
 At any point of time, I want to get the smallest transaction present in this
 active tx list or I want to get the transaction id before which all
 transaction smaller than that are committed/aborted.

 Is there any function which can give me this value?

See the RecentXmin calculation in GetSnapshotData.

 2 I found a function giving GetStableLatestTransactionId(), please tel me
 what this function gives. I was not able to understand the description given
 above it.

I don't know how to help with this; the description seems clear to me.

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Re: [HACKERS] Least Active Transaction ID function

2014-07-24 Thread Rohit Goyal
Hi Robert,

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 9:32 PM, Robert Haas robertmh...@gmail.com wrote:

 On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Rohit Goyal rhtgyl...@gmail.com wrote:
  Hi All,
 
  On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Rohit Goyal rhtgyl...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
  Hi All,
 
  I am doing programming with postgresql source code. I want to find out
 the
  function which can give me Least active transaction id currenty in the
  system.
 
  Is there any function which can give me that?
 
  Regards,
  Rohit Goyal
 
  1 I know that somewhere there is an active transaction list in
 postgresql.
  At any point of time, I want to get the smallest transaction present in
 this
  active tx list or I want to get the transaction id before which all
  transaction smaller than that are committed/aborted.
 
  Is there any function which can give me this value?

 See the RecentXmin calculation in GetSnapshotData.

 This was really -2 helpful.
1. Can I use this xmin variable directly anytime anywhere in my code as it
is a global variable.
2. What is the difference b/w recentXmin and RecentGlobalXmin. I read the
description but any small detail  can clear my mind. :)

Thanks in advance!!

  2 I found a function giving GetStableLatestTransactionId(), please tel
 me
  what this function gives. I was not able to understand the description
 given
  above it.

 I don't know how to help with this; the description seems clear to me.

 This is not important now, as you have already told me the variable and
file for recentXmin.:)

Regards,
Rohit

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Re: [HACKERS] Least Active Transaction ID function

2014-07-23 Thread Rohit Goyal
Hi All,

On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 5:01 PM, Rohit Goyal rhtgyl...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi All,

 I am doing programming with postgresql source code. I want to find out the
 function which can give me Least active transaction id currenty in the
 system.

 Is there any function which can give me that?

 Regards,
 Rohit Goyal



1 I know that somewhere there is an active transaction list in postgresql.
At any point of time, I want to get the smallest transaction present in
this active tx list or I want to get the transaction id before which all
transaction smaller than that are committed/aborted.

Is there any function which can give me this value?

2 I found a function giving *GetStableLatestTransactionId()*, please tel
me what this function gives. I was not able to understand the description
given above it.


Thanks for support in advance :)!!

Regards,
Rohit Goyal