Tom, > > [ Shrug... ] I remain of the opinion that 2PC is a solution in search > > of a problem, because it does not solve the single point of failure > > issue (just moves same from the database to the 2PC controller). > > But some people want it anyway, and they aren't going to be satisfied > > that we are an "enterprise grade" database until we can check off this > > particular bullet point. As long as the implementation doesn't impose > > any significant costs when not being used (which AFAICS Heikki's method > > doesn't), I think we gotta hold our noses and do it.
2PC is a key to supporting 3rd-party replication tools, like C-JDBC. And is useful for some other use cases, like slow-WAN-based financial transactions. We know you don't like it, Tom. ;-) -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: you can get off all lists at once with the unregister command (send "unregister YourEmailAddressHere" to [EMAIL PROTECTED])