Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@alvh.no-ip.org> writes:
> Set MaxBackends only on bootstrap and standalone modes
> ... not on auxiliary processes.
Uh, why is that a good idea? bootstrap mode, for instance, thinks it's
an auxiliary process, and is still broken.
(gdb) b errfinish
Breakpoint 1 at 0x73c8d0: file elog.c, line 393.
(gdb) run --boot
Starting program: /home/tgl/testversion/bin/postgres --boot
Breakpoint 1, errfinish (dummy=0) at elog.c:393
393 {
Missing separate debuginfos, use: debuginfo-install glibc-2.16-28.fc18.x86_64
(gdb) bt
#0 errfinish (dummy=0) at elog.c:393
#1 0x0000000000747c6e in hash_search_with_hash_value (hashp=0xbfa1f0,
keyPtr=keyPtr@entry=0x8ce7d0 <ScratchTargetTag>,
hashvalue=<optimized out>, action=action@entry=HASH_ENTER,
foundPtr=foundPtr@entry=0x0) at dynahash.c:958
#2 0x0000000000747eb9 in hash_search (hashp=<optimized out>,
keyPtr=keyPtr@entry=0x8ce7d0 <ScratchTargetTag>,
action=action@entry=HASH_ENTER, foundPtr=foundPtr@entry=0x0)
at dynahash.c:805
#3 0x000000000066fd4d in InitPredicateLocks () at predicate.c:1130
#4 0x000000000065cb25 in CreateSharedMemoryAndSemaphores (
makePrivate=makePrivate@entry=1 '\001', port=port@entry=0) at ipci.c:207
#5 0x000000000074a1f9 in InitCommunication () at postinit.c:388
#6 BaseInit () at postinit.c:460
#7 0x00000000004d7f8d in AuxiliaryProcessMain (argc=1, argc@entry=2,
argv=0xbf8dd8, argv@entry=0xbf8dd0) at bootstrap.c:362
#8 0x0000000000458bdf in main (argc=2, argv=0xbf8dd0) at main.c:191
(gdb) p MaxBackends
$1 = 0
(gdb)
> Hopefully this will turn the buildfarm green again, and put an end to
> today's silliness.
Not there yet, either in the buildfarm or locally for me. Maybe
you should revert this whole change and come at it fresh tomorrow.
regards, tom lane
