>
> > On Mon, 3 May 1999, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> >
> > > Probably no reason for the transaction id. I don't remember that being
> > > used at all.
> >
> > Do you mean that there is no reason for the xid to exist, as it is not
> > used? If so, then may I humbly request that it be left in for another
> > six months in the hopes of using a transaction processing monitor to
> > distribute postgres across multiple machines safely? I'll need the xid
> > if and when I start that project, which will be after I finish the
> > TPM. 8^)
>
> No, I don't recommend removing it, but just not storing it in the lock
> system. There is no need for it there.
I don't see any urgent reason for removing it. For the moment I would leave
the code as is. A distributed postgres sounds interesting.
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