Re: BUG #1678: pw_shadow BUS ERROR

I've seen this before, and that was due to unaligned memory access,
which is not supported on some platforms.

I thought we didn't do unaligned memory access??

... John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: pgsql-bugs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org
> [mailto:pgsql-bugs-owner(at)postgresql(dot)org] On Behalf Of Haluk GUNCER
> Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 1:23 AM
> To: pgsql-bugs(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [BUGS] BUG #1678: pw_shadow BUS ERROR
>
>
> The following bug has been logged online:
>
> Bug reference: 1678
> Logged by: Haluk GUNCER
> Email address: halukguncer(at)hotmail(dot)com
> PostgreSQL version: 7.4 to 8.0.3
> Operating system: HP-UX B.11.11
> Description: pw_shadow BUS ERROR
> Details:
>
> the system is a high end system used in a major project in
> TURKEY. HP guys could not figure it out.
>
>
> Version 7.3.10 works fine.
> version 7.4.8 ,8.0.0 and 8.0.3 never starts.
>
> $ /usr/local/pgsql/bin/initdb -D /usr/local/pgsql/data
>
> The files belonging to this database system will be owned by
> user "postgres".
> This user must also own the server process.
>
> The database cluster will be initialized with locale C.
>
> fixing permissions on existing directory
> /usr/local/pgsql/data ... ok creating directory
> /usr/local/pgsql/data/global ... ok creating directory
> /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog ... ok creating directory
> /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_xlog/archive_status ... ok creating
> directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_clog ... ok creating
> directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_subtrans ... ok creating
> directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base ... ok creating
> directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1 ... ok creating
> directory /usr/local/pgsql/data/pg_tblspc ... ok selecting
> default max_connections ... 100 selecting default
> shared_buffers ... 1000 creating configuration files ... ok
> creating template1 database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/1
> ... ok initializing pg_shadow ... sh: 2419 Bus
> error(coredump) child process exited with exit code 138
> initdb: removing contents of data directory "/usr/local/pgsql/data"
>
> *************************************
>
> After BUS ERROR semafore remains.
> have to be removed with "ipcrm".
>
> /home/postgres$ipcs -a | grep post
> m 61447 0x00000001 --rw------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 0 10403840 2419 2419 18:14:36 no-entry 18:14:36
> s 331802 0x00000002 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
> s 442395 0x00000003 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
> s 401436 0x00000004 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
> s 372765 0x00000005 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
> s 352286 0x00000006 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
> s 352287 0x00000007 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
> s 352288 0x00000008 --ra------- postgres dba
> postgres dba
> 1
> 7 18:14:36 18:14:36
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