Re: How long does commit take?

>> There is no delay.

> You are telling me the database is always able to update all it's internal
> records instantaneously?  I doubt that.  I'm sure there is a delay, the
> length of which is dependent on the machine, table layout, other load on
> the machine, etc.  (Basically, the commit will take a measurable amount of
> time to execute.)  I'd expect it to be a few milliseconds in most cases,
> but no more.

I'd believe that those few milliseconds occur before the database returns to
the client that the COMMIT completed successfully. It is available
immediately as soon at the COMMIT command is COMPLETED to the client, not as
soon as the COMMIT is STARTED.


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