Re: BUG #7676: pgSocketCheck dosen`t return

On Monday, November 19, 2012 11:31 AM yongchao.xu@newtouch.cn wrote:
> The following bug has been logged on the website:
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> Bug reference:      7676
> Logged by:          yonchao
> Email address:      yongchao.xu@newtouch.cn
> PostgreSQL version: 8.4.6
> Operating system:   CentOS 5.5=EF=BC=8864bit=EF=BC=89
> Description:
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> I have this problem today: one thread of our application hung, and
> we found the thread waiting for the result of poll() function. poll()
> was called by pgSocketCheck(). So is it a bug of pg? I found the bug
> report from
> =
website(http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-bugs/2008-02/msg00260.php),
> and want to know:
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> 1. Has this problem been solved in the newest version?
> 2. If not, what shall I do to avoid this problem?
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> Thanks a lot!
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> PS:
> gdb info:
> (gdb) bt
> #0 0x00d31402 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
> #1 0x003d3dc3 in poll () from /lib/i686/nosegneg/libc.so.6
> #2 0x0013de5d in pqSocketCheck () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.so.5
> #3 0x0013df8d in pqWaitTimed () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.so.5
> #4 0x0013e003 in pqWait () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.so.5
> #5 0x0013d792 in PQgetResult () from /usr/local/pgsql/lib/libpq.so.5

I have also observed similar problem in some of tests, but it appears to =
be hung due to network break and it came out after 15-20 minutes.

With Regards,
Amit Kapila.=20