Re: reindexdb hangs

Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> writes:
> I am unsure if I should backpatch to 8.1: the code in cluster.c has
> changed, and while it is relatively easy to modify the patch, this is a
> rare bug and nobody has reported it in CLUSTER (not many people clusters
> temp tables, it seems).  Should I patch only REINDEX?  How far back?

I'd say go as far back as you can conveniently modify the patch for.
This is a potential data-loss bug (even if only for temporary data)
so we ought to take it seriously.

            regards, tom lane