[Zope-dev] Re: [Zope3-dev] Re: [ZODB-Dev] change date vs. save date

[Toby Dickenson]

> I agree. Is there any reason for ZODB to actually keep timestamps rathe=
r
> than just use serial version ids?

Most storages need a timestamp anyway for time-related packing.

> (I understand calls to get the system tiem are expensive, incrementing =
an
> integer number by one should be somewhat less expensive...)

No more expensive than any other OS call. ZODB currently uses only a few =
calls=20
to time() per transaction, so there is little to be saved.