Re: [PORTS] Port Bug Report: 1.backend crash when frontend do cluster (sometimes!?), 2.cluster does not work

Yea. At least now, we have a repeatable CLUSTER bug. Hope someone can
fix it soon.

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> POSTGRESQL BUG REPORT TEMPLATE
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> Your name : Vladimir Dobrokhotov
> Your email address : dvs(at)rybvod(dot)kamchatka(dot)su
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> Category : runtime: back-end
> Severity : critical
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> Summary: 1.backend crash when frontend do cluster (sometimes!?), 2.cluster does not work
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> System Configuration
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> Operating System : FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE
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> PostgreSQL version : 6.5
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> Compiler used : gcc 2.7.2.1
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> Hardware:
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> Pentium, 32 RAM
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> Versions of other tools:
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> gmake 3.75, flex 2.5.4
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> Problem Description:
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> This problem come from pg6.2.
> cluster (unique index btree(4 filelds varchar(4))) not work - "cannot create unique index. Table contains non-unique values."
> In pg6.4.2 command "cluster ind_un.." destroy all indexes on the table but index "ind_un" detroy fields form 2...
> In pg6.5 - random one from:
> 1) ERROR: cannot create unique index. Table contains non-unique values.
> 2) pgReadData() -- backend closed ... (need restart frontend)
> 3) pgReadData() -- backend closed ... (need restart backend, frontend)
> 4) pgReadData() -- backend closed ... (need restart backend, frontend, remove file "temp_1ddbc".)
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> Test Case:
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> =>create table sns (n1 varchar(4), n2 varchar(4), n3 varchar(4), n4 varchar(4), name text);
> CREATE
> =>insert into sns values ('0','00','','','a');
> INSERT 278624 1
> =>insert into sns values ('0','01','','','b');
> INSERT 278626 1
> =>create unique index sn_b on sns using btree(n1,n2,n3,n4);
> CREATE
> =>cluster sn_b on sns;
> ERROR: Cannot create unique index. Table contains non-unique values
> =>cluster sn_b on sns;
> pgReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
> This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
> before or while processing the request.
> We have lost the connection to backend, so further processing is impossible.
> Terminating.
> #psql dv14
> Connection to database 'dv14' failed.
> connectDB() -- ...
> #su postgres
> $~/rc.local
> postmaster.
> ^D#psql dv14
> Welcome to the POSTGRES interactive sql monitor.
> ...
> =>cluster sn_b on sns;
> ERROR: cannot create temp_44050
> (rm ~/data/base/dv14/temp_44050)
> =>cluster sn_b on sns;
> ERROR: Cannot create unique index. Table contains non-unique values
> =>cluster sn_b on sns;
> pgReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
> This probably means the backend terminated abnormally
> before or while processing the request.
> We have lost the connection to backend, so further processing is impossible.
> Terminating.
> #psql dv14
> Welcome to the POSTGRES interactive sql monitor.
> ...
> =>
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> Solution:
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