Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > I think it is harmless. To fix it properly requires a
> > > very sophisticated write-ahead log that is scheduled for 7.1 in about
> > > six months.
> >
> > This problem stops my psql dead in its tracks for related queries even across new
> > sessions. Requires a rebuild of indices before any queries work with the related
> > tables/functions, and since I don't know which one to rebuild (die, horsey, die), I
> > might as well rebuild them all. In production mode, that means stopping user access due
> > to the possibility of violating unique constraints enforced by unique indices. That
> > means downtime, which would makes moi persona non grata. But maybe my assumptions are
> > incorrect or I didn't understand what you mean by harmless?
>
> Maybe other people can chime in here. Why are you getting the inital
> crashes?
I don't know. My only suspect right now is that it may be the residual effects of having
parameter mismatches in 'RAISE' statements in PL/pgSQL. In any event, I'll try to collect
some data for troubleshooting...
Cheers,
Ed Loehr