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1. initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors

   PostgreSQL Bugs List <pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org> — 2000-12-04T19:22:13Z

   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 recieve the 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?
   
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2. Re: initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors

   Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> — 2000-12-04T20:45:30Z

   pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
   > initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors
   
   Make sure it's compiled -O0.
   
   We're hoping to clean up the Alpha portability problems for 7.1,
   but 7.0.* won't work very well on Alpha without -O0 :-(
   
   			regards, tom lane
   
   

3. Re: initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors

   Lamar Owen <lamar.owen@wgcr.org> — 2000-12-04T23:20:18Z

   Tom Lane wrote:
   > 
   > pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org writes:
   > > initdb on Alpha dies with spinlock errors
   > 
   > Make sure it's compiled -O0.
   > 
   > We're hoping to clean up the Alpha portability problems for 7.1,
   > but 7.0.* won't work very well on Alpha without -O0 :-(
   
   Or Ryan Kirkpatrick's patches.
   --
   Lamar Owen
   WGCR Internet Radio
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