Re: example for read committed/volitile functions

elein@varlena.com (elein) writes:
> I have multiple statements in a READ COMMITTED transaction that
> can see COMMITs from another concurrent transaction (although not
> vice versa, of course).  The behaviour is consistent in 7.4 and 8.0
> and correct imho.

Right, but put those same statements inside a plpgsql function and
then you'll see a difference.

Essentially, 8.0 causes SQL commands executed inside a function to
behave the same as they would if issued interactively.  Before, there
was a difference.

            regards, tom lane