Re: pg_restore with Fc fails with [archiver] out of memory

Tom Lane wrote:
> Sven Willenberger <sven(at)dmv(dot)com> writes:
>
>>pg_restore in malloc(): error: allocation failed
>>Abort (core dumped)
>
>
> A stack trace from that core file would be useful in figuring out what
> the problem is... also, what PG version is this?
>
> regards, tom lane

psql -V
psql (PostgreSQL) 7.4.3
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gdb:
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#0 0x282a3dcf in kill () from /lib/libc.so.5
(gdb) bt
#0 0x282a3dcf in kill () from /lib/libc.so.5
#1 0x28298878 in raise () from /lib/libc.so.5
#2 0x28310f82 in abort () from /lib/libc.so.5
#3 0x2830f6fe in tcflow () from /lib/libc.so.5
#4 0x2830ff9b in tcflow () from /lib/libc.so.5
#5 0x28310356 in malloc () from /lib/libc.so.5
#6 0x0804c9a1 in ReadStr (AH=0x805e000) at pg_backup_archiver.c:1530
#7 0x0804d2d8 in ReadToc (AH=0x805e000) at pg_backup_archiver.c:1878
#8 0x0804fa94 in InitArchiveFmt_Custom (AH=0x805e000) at
pg_backup_custom.c:196
#9 0x0804cf7b in _allocAH (FileSpec=0xbfbfed19 "./callingdata",
fmt=archCustom, compression=0, mode=archModeWrite)
at pg_backup_archiver.c:1743
#10 0x0804a628 in OpenArchive (FileSpec=0x0, fmt=archUnknown) at
pg_backup_archiver.c:103
#11 0x0804a22a in main (argc=5, argv=0xbfbfebe8) at pg_restore.c:333
#12 0x08049b52 in _start ()

Frame 6 - 11:
(gdb) up 6
#6 0x0804c9a1 in ReadStr (AH=0x805e000) at pg_backup_archiver.c:1530
1530 pg_backup_archiver.c: No such file or directory.
in pg_backup_archiver.c
(gdb) up
#7 0x0804d2d8 in ReadToc (AH=0x805e000) at pg_backup_archiver.c:1878
1878 in pg_backup_archiver.c
(gdb) up
#8 0x0804fa94 in InitArchiveFmt_Custom (AH=0x805e000) at
pg_backup_custom.c:196
196 pg_backup_custom.c: No such file or directory.
in pg_backup_custom.c
(gdb) up
#9 0x0804cf7b in _allocAH (FileSpec=0xbfbfed19 "./callingdata",
fmt=archCustom, compression=0, mode=archModeWrite)
at pg_backup_archiver.c:1743
1743 pg_backup_archiver.c: No such file or directory.
in pg_backup_archiver.c
(gdb) up
#10 0x0804a628 in OpenArchive (FileSpec=0x0, fmt=archUnknown) at
pg_backup_archiver.c:103
103 in pg_backup_archiver.c
(gdb) up
#11 0x0804a22a in main (argc=5, argv=0xbfbfebe8) at pg_restore.c:333
333 pg_restore.c: No such file or directory.
in pg_restore.c

Let me know if you want any more details, a disassembled frame, what
have you.

Thanks,
Sven