postgresql 8.2.0 -- LIMIT NULL crashes server - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From Norman Yamada
Subject postgresql 8.2.0 -- LIMIT NULL crashes server
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Msg-id E7402638-1F69-4060-B6DE-6C2C305239C8@millburncorp.com
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Responses Re: postgresql 8.2.0 -- LIMIT NULL crashes server  (Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>)
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Running postgresql 8.2.0 on Debian testing, Linux kernel 2.6.12, Dual
Xeon 2.80GHz motherboard,
gcc 4.0.3.

If I run a statement like this:

select * from [table] limit null;

it crashes the server.

Under 8.1.3, limit NULL was synonymous with limit ALL. Here, the
server terminates and restarts with a fatal error message:

> <%:4170> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTLOG:  server process (PID 4495) was
> terminated by signal 11
> <%:4170> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTLOG:  terminating any other active
> server processes
> <postgres%tmc:4496> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTWARNING:  terminating
> connection because of crash of another server process
> <postgres%tmc:4496> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTDETAIL:  The postmaster
> has commanded this server process to roll back the current
> transaction and exit, because another server process exited
> abnormally and possibly corrupted shared memory.
> <postgres%tmc:4496> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTHINT:  In a moment you
> should be able to reconnect to the database and repeat your command.
> <postgres%tmc:4497> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTWARNING:  terminating
> connection because of crash of another server process
> <postgres%tmc:4497> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTDETAIL:  The postmaster
> has commanded this server process to roll back the current
> transaction and exit, because another server process exited
> abnormally and possibly corrupted shared memory.
> <postgres%tmc:4497> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTHINT:  In a moment you
> should be able to reconnect to the database and repeat your command.
> <norman%clndb:4499> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTFATAL:  the database
> system is in recovery mode
> <%:4170> 2006-12-21 10:38:10 ESTLOG:  all server processes
> terminated; reinitializing

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