Update comments in RecordTransactionCommit() to mention unlogged tables.

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Robert Haas 2011-01-03 10:29:22 -05:00
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@ -1033,14 +1033,15 @@ RecordTransactionCommit(void)
* Check if we want to commit asynchronously. We can allow the XLOG flush * Check if we want to commit asynchronously. We can allow the XLOG flush
* to happen asynchronously if synchronous_commit=off, or if the current * to happen asynchronously if synchronous_commit=off, or if the current
* transaction has not performed any WAL-logged operation. The latter case * transaction has not performed any WAL-logged operation. The latter case
* can arise if the current transaction wrote only to temporary tables. * can arise if the current transaction wrote only to temporary and/or
* In case of a crash, the loss of such a transaction will be irrelevant * unlogged tables. In case of a crash, the loss of such a transaction
* since temp tables will be lost anyway. (Given the foregoing, you might * will be irrelevant since temp tables will be lost anyway, and unlogged
* think that it would be unnecessary to emit the XLOG record at all in * tables will be truncated. (Given the foregoing, you might think that it
* this case, but we don't currently try to do that. It would certainly * would be unnecessary to emit the XLOG record at all in this case, but we
* cause problems at least in Hot Standby mode, where the KnownAssignedXids * don't currently try to do that. It would certainly cause problems at
* machinery requires tracking every XID assignment. It might be OK to * least in Hot Standby mode, where the KnownAssignedXids machinery
* skip it only when wal_level < hot_standby, but for now we don't.) * requires tracking every XID assignment. It might be OK to skip it only
* when wal_level < hot_standby, but for now we don't.)
* *
* However, if we're doing cleanup of any non-temp rels or committing any * However, if we're doing cleanup of any non-temp rels or committing any
* command that wanted to force sync commit, then we must flush XLOG * command that wanted to force sync commit, then we must flush XLOG