> > I think it is harmless. To fix it properly requires a
> > very sophisticated write-ahead log that is scheduled for 7.1 in about
> > six months.
>
> This problem stops my psql dead in its tracks for related queries even across new
> sessions. Requires a rebuild of indices before any queries work with the related
> tables/functions, and since I don't know which one to rebuild (die, horsey, die), I
> might as well rebuild them all. In production mode, that means stopping user access due
> to the possibility of violating unique constraints enforced by unique indices. That
> means downtime, which would makes moi persona non grata. But maybe my assumptions are
> incorrect or I didn't understand what you mean by harmless?
Maybe other people can chime in here. Why are you getting the inital
crashes?
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