doc: clarify when row-level locks are released

They are released just like table-level locks.  Also clean up wording.
(Uses wording "rolled back to".)

Reported-by: me@sillymon.ch

Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/158074944048.1095.4309647363871637715@wrigleys.postgresql.org

Backpatch-through: 9.5
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Bruce Momjian 2020-03-31 17:57:44 -04:00
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@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ ERROR: could not serialize access due to read/write dependencies among transact
</tip>
<para>
Once acquired, a lock is normally held till end of transaction. But if a
Once acquired, a lock is normally held until the end of the transaction. But if a
lock is acquired after establishing a savepoint, the lock is released
immediately if the savepoint is rolled back to. This is consistent with
the principle that <command>ROLLBACK</command> cancels all effects of the
@ -1178,7 +1178,10 @@ ERROR: could not serialize access due to read/write dependencies among transact
conflicting locks on the same row, even in different subtransactions;
but other than that, two transactions can never hold conflicting locks
on the same row. Row-level locks do not affect data querying; they
block only <emphasis>writers and lockers</emphasis> to the same row.
block only <emphasis>writers and lockers</emphasis> to the same
row. Row-level locks are released at transaction end or during
savepoint rollback, just like table-level locks.
</para>
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