Re: [BUGS] simultaneous autovacuum and postmaster crash

2011-12-28 Thread lsq
We had wondered... VM error or hardware error are reasonable theories, and given the lack of reproduction or other insights it's probably what we'll attribute it to. I lean more towards VM error than hardware... As for ECC, the particular box is a test box and does not have ECC. Our producti

Re: [BUGS] simultaneous autovacuum and postmaster crash

2011-12-28 Thread Tom Lane
l...@nym.hush.com writes: > I got a simultaneous autovacuum and postmaster crash, then another > postmaster crash a few seconds later on restart. After a third > restart the system was stable. I haven't found anything obviously > matching this defect on-line. Those stack traces are pretty f

[BUGS] simultaneous autovacuum and postmaster crash

2011-12-28 Thread lsq
I got a simultaneous autovacuum and postmaster crash, then another postmaster crash a few seconds later on restart. After a third restart the system was stable. I haven't found anything obviously matching this defect on-line. I'm aware there's not an enormous amount of info to go on here -