Re: BUG #3254: unexpected data beyond EOF in block

"Mario Santini" <mario1.santini@telecomitalia.it> writes:
> I use Mediawiki 1.9.3 with PostgreSQL 8.2.3 on a Linux CentOS :
> Linux kabul.sodalia.it 2.6.9-34.ELsmp #1 SMP Wed Mar 8 00:27:03 CST 2006
> i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux

> Query failed: ERROR:  unexpected data beyond EOF in block 1311 of relation
> "pg_toast_17041"
> HINT:  This has been seen to occur with buggy kernels; consider updating
> your system.

> I see there is similar post in the mailing list, but I could not find any
> solution.
> Is this a PostgreSQL bug?

No, it's a kernel bug, as the message clearly says.  The previous
reports have been on SUSE rather than CentOS, but in any case the
fix is a kernel update.

            regards, tom lane