BUG #18611: Postgres service crashes continuously in loop of reinitialization if disk partition is full

The following bug has been logged on the website:

Bug reference: 18611
Logged by: Bhupendra Patel
Email address: bhavin(dot)ec50(at)gmail(dot)com
PostgreSQL version: 16.2
Operating system: Linux
Description:

We have observed that Postgres service running in re-initialization loop
when disk is full.

These are the logs observed in Postgres log file. Postgres service worker
crashed and it caused service to re-initialize and re-initialization itself
failed that caused loop of re-initialization.

2 2024-09-10 14:07:14.978 GMTPANIC: could not write to file
"pg_logical/replorigin_checkpoint.tmp": No space left on device
1 2024-09-10 14:07:15.136 GMTLOG: checkpointer process (PID 2) was
terminated by signal 6: Aborted
1 2024-09-10 14:07:15.136 GMTLOG: terminating any other active server
processes
1 2024-09-10 14:07:15.137 GMTLOG: all server processes terminated;
reinitializing
21 2024-09-10 14:07:15.152 GMTLOG: database system was interrupted; last
known up at 2024-09-10 14:04:22 GMT
21 2024-09-10 14:07:15.157 GMTLOG: database system was not properly shut
down; automatic recovery in progress
21 2024-09-10 14:07:15.171 GMTLOG: redo starts at 0/12F164E0
21 2024-09-10 14:07:15.174 GMTLOG: invalid record length at 0/12F40598:
expected at least 24, got 0
21 2024-09-10 14:07:15.174 GMTLOG: redo done at 0/12F40560 system usage:
CPU: user: 0.00 s, system: 0.01 s, elapsed: 0.01 s
1 2024-09-10 14:07:15.188 GMTLOG: database system is ready to accept
connections
22 2024-09-10 14:08:15.247 GMTPANIC: could not write to file
"pg_logical/replorigin_checkpoint.tmp": No space left on device
1 2024-09-10 14:08:15.379 GMTLOG: checkpointer process (PID 22) was
terminated by signal 6: Aborted
1 2024-09-10 14:08:15.379 GMTLOG: terminating any other active server
processes
1 2024-09-10 14:08:15.379 GMTLOG: all server processes terminated;
reinitializing
29 2024-09-10 14:08:15.399 GMTLOG: database system was interrupted; last
known up at 2024-09-10 14:07:15 GMT
29 2024-09-10 14:08:15.407 GMTLOG: database system was not properly shut
down; automatic recovery in progress
29 2024-09-10 14:08:15.410 GMTLOG: redo starts at 0/12F40610
29 2024-09-10 14:08:15.410 GMTLOG: invalid record length at 0/12F41918:
expected at least 24, got 0
29 2024-09-10 14:08:15.410 GMTLOG: redo done at 0/12F418E0 system usage:
CPU: user: 0.00 s, system: 0.00 s, elapsed: 0.00 s
1 2024-09-10 14:08:15.428 GMTLOG: database system is ready to accept
connections
30 2024-09-10 14:09:15.485 GMTPANIC: could not write to file
"pg_logical/replorigin_checkpoint.tmp": No space left on device
1 2024-09-10 14:09:15.624 GMTLOG: checkpointer process (PID 30) was
terminated by signal 6: Aborted
1 2024-09-10 14:09:15.624 GMTLOG: terminating any other active server
processes
1 2024-09-10 14:09:15.624 GMTLOG: all server processes terminated;
reinitializing
37 2024-09-10 14:09:15.642 GMTLOG: database system was interrupted; last
known up at 2024-09-10 14:08:15 GMT
37 2024-09-10 14:09:15.647 GMTLOG: database system was not properly shut
down; automatic recovery in progress
37 2024-09-10 14:09:15.649 GMTLOG: redo starts at 0/12F41990
37 2024-09-10 14:09:15.649 GMTLOG: invalid record length at 0/12F42D28:
expected at least 24, got 0
37 2024-09-10 14:09:15.649 GMTLOG: redo done at 0/12F42CF0 system usage:
CPU: user: 0.00 s, system: 0.00 s, elapsed: 0.00 s
1 2024-09-10 14:09:15.659 GMTLOG: database system is ready to accept
connections
38 2024-09-10 14:10:15.717 GMTPANIC: could not write to file
"pg_logical/replorigin_checkpoint.tmp": No space left on device
1 2024-09-10 14:10:15.912 GMTLOG: checkpointer process (PID 38) was
terminated by signal 6: Aborted
1 2024-09-10 14:10:15.912 GMTLOG: terminating any other active server
processes
1 2024-09-10 14:10:15.913 GMTLOG: all server processes terminated;
reinitializing
44 2024-09-10 14:10:15.945 GMTLOG: database system was interrupted; last
known up at 2024-09-10 14:09:15 GMT
44 2024-09-10 14:10:15.961 GMTLOG: database system was not properly shut
down; automatic recovery in progress
44 2024-09-10 14:10:15.968 GMTLOG: redo starts at 0/12F42DA0
44 2024-09-10 14:10:15.968 GMTLOG: invalid record length at 0/12F44140:
expected at least 24, got 0
44 2024-09-10 14:10:15.968 GMTLOG: redo done at 0/12F44108 system usage:
CPU: user: 0.00 s, system: 0.00 s, elapsed: 0.00 s
1 2024-09-10 14:10:16.006 GMTLOG: database system is ready to accept
connections
45 2024-09-10 14:12:16.098 GMTPANIC: could not write to file
"pg_logical/replorigin_checkpoint.tmp": No space left on device
1 2024-09-10 14:12:16.280 GMTLOG: checkpointer process (PID 45) was
terminated by signal 6: Aborted

Postgres version used: PostgreSQL 16.2
Using default configuration file

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