Re: could not truncate directory "pg_serial": apparent wraparound - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Heikki Linnakangas
Subject Re: could not truncate directory "pg_serial": apparent wraparound
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Msg-id 4DEFCDD7.1070102@enterprisedb.com
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In response to could not truncate directory "pg_serial": apparent wraparound  ("Kevin Grittner" <Kevin.Grittner@wicourts.gov>)
Responses Re: could not truncate directory "pg_serial": apparent wraparound
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On 08.06.2011 03:28, Kevin Grittner wrote:
> We had a report of the subject message during testing a while back
> and attempted to address the issue.  It can result in a LOG level
> message and the accumulation of files in the pg_serial SLRU
> subdirectory.  We haven't seen a recurrence, until I hit it during
> testing of the just-posted patch for SSI DDL.  I re-read the code
> and believe that the attached is the correct fix.

Doesn't this patch bring back the issue mentioned in the comment: the 
slru page might not get used again until we wrap-around?

--   Heikki Linnakangas  EnterpriseDB   http://www.enterprisedb.com


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