Re: [HACKERS] index fix report - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: [HACKERS] index fix report
Date
Msg-id 199809060543.BAA00148@candle.pha.pa.us
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] index fix report  ("Thomas G. Lockhart" <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu>)
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> > The test case David showed no error on my LinuxPPC box.
> > maybe platform dependent.
>
> Same on my Linux/i686 box. No error with David's simple test.
>
> > No progress so far. I'm looking for the smallest test case which
> > definitely causes problems. But the behavior of the problems seem
> > "random" on LinuxBox. Really strange...
>
> I haven't yet tried stepping through code. But random as it seems the
> behavior in the regression test is quite repeatable. I wonder how few
> tests we could include and still see a problem there? Maybe I'll look at
> that a bit to see if I can help with a repeatable case.
>
> Good hunting...

I just e-mailed David Hartwig who is in Maryland.  I am going to dial
into his machine in the next day or two and see the problem for myself.
We will work together to see what information we can gather.

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