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POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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Your name : Ed Powell
Your email address : epowell@visi.com
Category : runtime: back-end
Severity : serious
Summary: postmaster/linux kernel unaligned trap errors
System Configuration
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Operating System : Linux 2.2.10 (Redhat 6.0)
PostgreSQL version : 6.5
Compiler used : egcs-2.91.66
Hardware:
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DEC Multia (Alpha 166mhz), 32mb RAM
Versions of other tools:
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gmake 3.77, flex 2.5.4
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Problem Description:
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It looks like whenever something calls the portmaster, it spews out four lines of console/system log messages:
portmaster(6329): unaligned trap at 0000000120144ee0: 000000011fff9781
portmaster(6329): unaligned trap at 0000000120144ee0: 000000011fff9782
portmaster(6329): unaligned trap at 0000000120144ee0: 000000011fff9783
portmaster(6329): unaligned trap at 0000000120144ee0: 000000011fff9785
The database is working fine (running the regression tests as I type this), but this constant messaging into the system
logis annoying.
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Test Case:
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Happened with postgres 6.4.2 and 6.5 on the same system and kernel build. I suspect its something in the code that
happenson any Alpha box running Linux 2.2.x from a Redhat 6.0 install.
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Solution:
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