Re: SerializeParamList vs machines with strict alignment - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Amit Kapila
Subject Re: SerializeParamList vs machines with strict alignment
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Msg-id CAA4eK1L2M1-4EyFKV6Ogopc=KDexg+SaTfOmZW2cF8YQYJV-EA@mail.gmail.com
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In response to Re: SerializeParamList vs machines with strict alignment  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
Responses Re: SerializeParamList vs machines with strict alignment  (Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com>)
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On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 12:25 AM Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
> Amit Kapila <amit.kapila16@gmail.com> writes:
> >> Okay, I have pushed the test case patch on HEAD.  Attached is the
> >> code-fix patch, let's wait for a day so that we have all the results
> >> which can help us to discuss the merits of this patch.
>
> > By now, the added test has failed on gharial [1] with below log on the server:
>
> Yeah, gharial and anole both don't like this, which is interesting
> but not really surprising, considering that IA64 is in some part
> an HPPA follow-on architecture.
>

Now chipmunk also failed for the same test.

>  What I find more interesting is
> that both of the live Sparc critters are happy --- so despite
> Thomas' statements upthread, they're coping with unaligned accesses.
> Maybe you should have back-patched the test to older branches so
> we could see what castoroides and protosciurus would do.  But it's
> probably not worth additional delay.
>

Agreed, I will push the code-fix on HEAD and code+test in back-branches.

-- 
With Regards,
Amit Kapila.
EnterpriseDB: http://www.enterprisedb.com


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