Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> writes:
> The only related fix between 7.2.1 and 7.2.3 I can find is on:
> http://www3.us.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/7.3/postgres/release-7-2-3.html
> " Prevent spinlock hangs on SMP PPC machines (Tomoyuki Niijima)"
Given that Eric is using SMP PPC hardware, I would strongly advise
updating to get that patch.
I'm not aware of any reasons for vacuuming to cause deadlocks, so I
suspect that the spinlock bug must be the problem.
regards, tom lane
