Re: BUG #3841: core dump in uuid-ossp - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Alvaro Herrera
Subject Re: BUG #3841: core dump in uuid-ossp
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Msg-id 20071227134610.GF5709@alvh.no-ip.org
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In response to BUG #3841: core dump in uuid-ossp  ("Dmitriy" <im@ionflux.ru>)
Responses Re: BUG #3841: core dump in uuid-ossp  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Dmitriy wrote:

> in sql console:
> postgres=# select uuid_nil();
> server closed the connection unexpectedly
>     This probably means the server terminated abnormally
>     before or while processing the request.

Thanks for the report.  I think the problem here is that we're not
checking the return values of uuid functions.  For example uuid_create
could fail due to memory shortage or a number of other problems.

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Alvaro Herrera                                http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
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