OPEN - BATCH-654: Transactions when commit fails

reverted the previous solution, it wouldn't really help

spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/item/ItemOrientedStep.java

@@ -265,23 +265,18 @@ public class ItemOrientedStep extends AbstractStep {
 						throw new FatalException("Fatal error detected during save of step execution context", e);
 					}
 
-					itemHandler.mark();
-
 					try {
+						itemHandler.mark();
 						transactionManager.commit(transaction);
 					}
 					catch (Exception e) {
+						fatalException.setException(e);
+						stepExecution.setStatus(BatchStatus.UNKNOWN);
 						logger.error("Fatal error detected during commit.");
-						throw new CommitException("Fatal error detected during commit - "
-								+ "the execution is in undefined state and restart will not be possible", e);
+						throw new FatalException("Fatal error detected during commit", e);
 					}
 
 				}
-				catch (CommitException e) {
-					// trying to rollback after failed commit would just be
-					// asking for more trouble - die ASAP
-					throw e;
-				}
 				catch (Error e) {
 					processRollback(stepExecution, contribution, fatalException, transaction);
 					throw e;
@@ -387,15 +382,6 @@ public class ItemOrientedStep extends AbstractStep {
 
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Encapsulates exception thrown while committing transaction.
-	 */
-	private static class CommitException extends FatalException {
-		public CommitException(String msg, Throwable cause) {
-			super(msg, cause);
-		}
-	}
-
 	protected void close(ExecutionContext ctx) throws Exception {
 		stream.close(ctx);
 	}