Hiroshi Inoue <Inoue(at)tpf(dot)co(dot)jp> writes:
>> I suspect you will find that these crashes occur during the window just
>> after

> Sorry what does 'just after' mean ?
> Isn't it during the semop() ?

>> the semop() call in IpcSemaphoreLock() --- see the comment

If an interrupt during the semop led to a crash, it would be easy to
reproduce.  I suspect that the crash condition arises only when the
interrupt occurs in a narrow time window ... such as the few
instructions just before or just after the semop call.  It's just a
hunch though.

			regards, tom lane

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