Streamlined database commit for synchronized nodes

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by one or more computer processors to perform an operation comprising:

• transmitting, from a first node, a first request to commit a first transaction, wherein the first request instructs a second node to retain any locks related to the first transaction;
• receiving, from the second node, a first response indicating that the first transaction was successfully committed;
• upon receiving the first response, committing the first transaction on the first node;
• and
• upon successfully committing the first transaction on the first node, transmitting a first cleanup request to the second node, wherein the first cleanup request instructs the second node to release any locks related to the first transaction.

A system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a memory containing a program which when executed by the one or more computer processors performs an operation, the operation comprising:
• transmitting, from a first node, a first request to commit a first transaction, wherein the first request instructs a second node to retain any locks related to the first transaction;
• receiving, from the second node, a first response indicating that the first transaction was successfully committed;
• upon receiving the first response, committing the first transaction on the first node;
• and
• upon successfully committing the first transaction on the first node, transmitting a first cleanup request to the second node, wherein the first cleanup request instructs the second node to release any locks related to the first transaction.