initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors - Mailing list pgsql-bugs

From pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org
Subject initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors
Date
Msg-id 200012041922.eB4JMD936469@hub.org
Whole thread Raw
Responses Re: initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors
List pgsql-bugs
Carl Perry (caperry@spooz.com) reports a bug with a severity of 1
The lower the number the more severe it is.

Short Description
initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors

Long Description
Compiled PostgreSQL 7.0.2 on my 21164 Alpha running SuSE 6.4 AXP.  Compiled fine, but when trying to run initdb I
recievethe following output: 
This database system will be initialized with username "postgres".
This user will own all the data files and must also own the server process.

Creating database system directory /home/postgres/data
Creating database system directory /home/postgres/data/base
Creating database XLOG directory /home/postgres/data/pg_xlog
Creating template database in /home/postgres/data/base/template1
[ED: 30 second pause here]
FATAL: s_lock(202f29b0) at spin.c:116, stuck spinlock. Aborting.

FATAL: s_lock(202f29b0) at spin.c:116, stuck spinlock. Aborting.

initdb failed.
Removing /home/postgres/data.
Removing temp file /tmp/initdb.13925.

Compiled using egcs-1.1.2, rest is SuSE 6.4 stock.  Running on 2.4.0-test11-ac4.  Any ideas?

Sample Code


No file was uploaded with this report

pgsql-bugs by date:

Previous
From: "Joel Burton"
Date:
Subject: Rules with Conditions: Still Doesn't Work (Bug Rpt)
Next
From: Tom Lane
Date:
Subject: Re: Outer joins in views