random system table corruption ...

From: Hans-Jürgen Schönig <postgres(at)cybertec(dot)at>
To: PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>, eg(at)cybertec(dot)at
Subject: random system table corruption ...
Date: 2005-09-11 11:12:34
Message-ID: 43241122.6050306@cybertec.at
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in the past we have faced a couple of problems with corrupted system
tables. this seems to be a version independent problem which occurs on
hackers' from time to time.
i have checked a broken file and i have seen that the corrupted page has
actually been zeroed out.

my question is: are there any options to implement something which makes
system tables more robust? the problem is: the described error happens
only once i an while and cannot be reproduced. maybe there is a way to
add some more sanity checks before the page is actually written.

any suggestions?

best regards,

hans

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