Re: BUG #1158: tsearch2 trigger crashes machine - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

"PostgreSQL Bugs List" <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> writes:
> Linux is severly affected and the machine needs a RESET to be able to boot.
> (shutdown nor init 6 work!!)

Sure you're not looking at hardware problems?  PG should certainly not
be able to crash a properly functioning kernel (since PG isn't a
privileged process) and I haven't heard many complaints against later
2.4 series kernels either.  My money is on flaky hardware...

            regards, tom lane