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InnoDB must examine each row to ensure that it meets two criteria:
a. InnoDB must find a version of the row that is at least as old as the transaction
(i.e., its version must be less than or equal to the transaction’s version). This
ensures that either the row existed before the transaction began, or the trans-
action created or altered the row.
b. The row’s deletion version must be undefined or greater than the transaction’s
version. This ensures that the row wasn’t deleted before the transaction began.
Rows that pass both tests may be returned as the query’s result.
Rule 1: When the read view object is created it notes down the smallest transaction identifier that is not yet used as a transaction identifier (trx_sys_t::max_trx_id). The read view calls it the low limit. So the transaction using the read view must not see any transaction with identifier greater than or equal to this low limit.
Rule 2: The transaction using the read view must not see a transaction that was active when the read view was created.