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Docs: improve warnings about nextval() not producing gapless sequences.
In the documentation for nextval(), point out explicitly that INSERT ... ON CONFLICT will call nextval() if needed for the insertion case, whether or not it ends up following the ON CONFLICT path. This seems to be a matter of some confusion, cf bug #14126, so let's be clear about it. Also mention the issue in the CREATE SEQUENCE reference page, since that is another place where people might expect such things to be covered. Minor wording improvements nearby, as well. Back-patch to 9.5 where ON CONFLICT was introduced.
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@@ -239,6 +239,16 @@ SELECT * FROM <replaceable>name</replaceable>;
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(-9223372036854775808 to 9223372036854775807).
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</para>
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<para>
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Because <function>nextval</> and <function>setval</> calls are never
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rolled back, sequence objects cannot be used if <quote>gapless</>
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assignment of sequence numbers is needed. It is possible to build
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gapless assignment by using exclusive locking of a table containing a
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counter; but this solution is much more expensive than sequence
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objects, especially if many transactions need sequence numbers
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concurrently.
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</para>
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<para>
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Unexpected results might be obtained if a <replaceable
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class="parameter">cache</replaceable> setting greater than one is
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