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diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 8b7add79e76..40ad62917a7 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ alink="#0000ff"> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1> - <P>Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:14:52 EST 2002</P> + <P>Last updated: Tue Feb 12 12:18:09 EST 2002</P> <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href= "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR> @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ <A href="#4.15.3">4.15.3</A>) Don't <I>currval()</I> and <I>nextval()</I> lead to a race condition with other users?<BR> <A href="#4.15.4">4.15.4</A>) Why aren't my sequence numbers reused - on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbers of my + on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column?<BR> <A href="#4.16">4.16</A>) What is an <SMALL>OID</SMALL>? What is a <SMALL>TID</SMALL>?<BR> @@ -1096,13 +1096,12 @@ BYTEA bytea variable-length byte array (null-byte safe) backend, not by all users.</P> <H4><A name="4.15.4">4.15.4</A>) Why aren't my sequence numbers reused - on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbers of my + on transaction abort? Why are there gaps in the numbering of my sequence/SERIAL column?</H4> <P>To improve concurrency, sequence values are given out to running - transactions as needed and are now <i>locked</i> until the - transaction completes. This causes gaps in numbering from aborted - transactions. + transactions as needed and are not locked until the transaction + completes. This causes gaps in numbering from aborted transactions. <H4><A name="4.16">4.16</A>) What is an <SMALL>OID</SMALL>? What is a <SMALL>TID</SMALL>?</H4> |