On 10 July 2018 at 10:32, Craig Ringer <cr...@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:
> > >> I think it's probably a good idea to make it very explicit when moving >> between big and small transaction IDs, hence the including of the word >> 'big' in variable and function names and the use of a function-like >> macro (rather than implicit conversion, which C doesn't give me a good >> way to prevent). > > > The only way I know of to prevent it is to use a wrapper by-value struct. > > ... and that's what I get for not finishing the thread before replying. Anyway, please consider the other point re txid_current() and the user facing xid type. -- Craig Ringer http://www.2ndQuadrant.com/ PostgreSQL Development, 24x7 Support, Training & Services