Re: Error msgs from PostgreSQL server : specified item offset is too large, failed to add item to the page

Hi Tom, Bruce and other members,

Following are the statistics for the problem : specified item offset is
too large, failed to add item to the page, which I am getting almost
each time with my application.

Can anybody care to analyse and help me resolve this issue.
My App is using : Postgres 7.4.1 and is having 4 tables.
The transaction logfile contains the timestamp. I don't see very
frequent recycling but still fail to understand why the Postgres Server
dies failing to add item to the page error?
What are the reasons to get this error?
My last run was for jes around 30 mins before hitting this error.

cdr_backup=# select * from pg_stat_user_tables;
relid | schemaname | relname | seq_scan |
seq_tup_read | idx_scan | idx_tup_fetch | n_tup_ins | n_tup_upd |
n_tup_del
-----------+--------------------+-------------------------+----------+--
------------+----------+---------------+-----------+-----------+--------
---
17080 | information_schema | sql_languages | 0 |
0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0
276059279 | public | cdr | 337 |
610715 | 0 | 0 | 241738 | 0 | 239736
17095 | information_schema | sql_sizing_profiles | 0 |
0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0
17090 | information_schema | sql_sizing | 0 |
0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0
17070 | information_schema | sql_features | 0 |
0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0
276059289 | public | cdr_archive | 211 |
1408148 | 10657 | 286425 | 239797 | 0 | 237660
276059309 | public | cgf_info | 174 |
174 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 166 | 0
276059299 | public | unacked_archive | 0 |
0 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
17085 | information_schema | sql_packages | 0 |
0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0
17075 | information_schema | sql_implementation_info | 0 |
0 | | | 0 | 0 | 0
(10 rows)

cdr_backup=# select * from pg_stat_user_indexes;
relid | indexrelid | schemaname | relname |
indexrelname | idx_scan | idx_tup_read | idx_tup_fetch
-----------+------------+------------+-----------------+----------------
----------------+----------+--------------+---------------
276059289 | 276059297 | public | cdr_archive |
cdr_archive_accesstime_key | 12 | 24031 | 24031
276059299 | 276059307 | public | unacked_archive |
unacked_archive_accesstime_key | 0 | 0 | 0
276059289 | 276059323 | public | cdr_archive |
access_time_req_idx | 10645 | 262394 | 262394
276059299 | 276059324 | public | unacked_archive |
unacked_access_time_req_idx | 258 | 0 | 0
276059309 | 276059325 | public | cgf_info | cgfaddr_idx
| 0 | 0 | 0
276059309 | 276059320 | public | cgf_info | cgf_info_pkey
| 0 | 0 | 0
276059279 | 276059322 | public | cdr | transid_req_idx
| 0 | 0 | 0
276059279 | 276059287 | public | cdr | cdr_transid_key
| 0 | 0 | 0

cdr_backup=# select * from pg_statio_user_indexes;
relid | indexrelid | schemaname | relname |
indexrelname | idx_blks_read | idx_blks_hit
-----------+------------+------------+-----------------+----------------
----------------+---------------+--------------
276059289 | 276059297 | public | cdr_archive |
cdr_archive_accesstime_key | 8550 | 804611
276059299 | 276059307 | public | unacked_archive |
unacked_archive_accesstime_key | 9 | 6
276059289 | 276059323 | public | cdr_archive |
access_time_req_idx | 8920 | 792565
276059299 | 276059324 | public | unacked_archive |
unacked_access_time_req_idx | 9 | 264
276059309 | 276059325 | public | cgf_info | cgfaddr_idx
| 317 | 48
276059309 | 276059320 | public | cgf_info | cgf_info_pkey
| 317 | 48
276059279 | 276059322 | public | cdr | transid_req_idx
| 3524 | 734912
276059279 | 276059287 | public | cdr | cdr_transid_key
| 3621 | 735008

cdr_backup=# select * from pg_statio_user_tables;
relid | schemaname | relname |
heap_blks_read | heap_blks_hit | idx_blks_read | idx_blks_hit |
toast_blks_read | toast_blks_hit | tidx_blks_read | tidx_blks_hit
-----------+--------------------+-------------------------+-------------
---+---------------+---------------+--------------+-----------------+---
-------------+----------------+---------------
17095 | information_schema | sql_sizing_profiles |
0 | 0 | | | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0
276059279 | public | cdr |
704411 | 598188 | 7145 | 1469920 | 70
| 153 | 83 | 178
17075 | information_schema | sql_implementation_info |
0 | 0 | | | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0
17090 | information_schema | sql_sizing |
0 | 0 | | | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0
276059299 | public | unacked_archive |
0 | 0 | 18 | 270 | 0 |
0 | 9 | 6
17085 | information_schema | sql_packages |
0 | 0 | | | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0
17070 | information_schema | sql_features |
0 | 0 | | | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0
17080 | information_schema | sql_languages |
0 | 0 | | | 0 |
0 | 0 | 0
276059309 | public | cgf_info |
150 | 839 | 634 | 96 | |
| |
276059289 | public | cdr_archive |
228891 | 1576663 | 17470 | 1597176 | 57
| 164 | 85 | 178
(10 rows)

Postgres Log File:
======================

2004-06-02 18:54:04 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000005A"
2004-06-02 18:56:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000005C"
2004-06-02 18:56:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000005B"
2004-06-02 18:56:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000005D"
2004-06-02 18:59:06 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000005F"
2004-06-02 18:59:06 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000060"
2004-06-02 18:59:06 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000005E"
2004-06-02 19:00:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000062"
2004-06-02 19:00:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000063"
2004-06-02 19:00:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000061"
2004-06-02 19:02:48 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000064"
2004-06-02 19:02:48 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000065"
2004-06-02 19:02:48 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000066"
2004-06-02 19:04:47 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000067"
2004-06-02 19:04:47 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000068"
2004-06-02 19:04:47 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000069"
2004-06-02 19:06:24 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000006A"
2004-06-02 19:06:24 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000006B"
2004-06-02 19:06:24 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000006C"
2004-06-02 19:08:52 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000006D"
2004-06-02 19:08:52 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000006E"
2004-06-02 19:08:52 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000006F"
2004-06-02 19:10:25 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000070"
2004-06-02 19:10:25 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000071"
2004-06-02 19:10:25 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000072"
2004-06-02 19:12:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000073"
2004-06-02 19:12:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000074"
2004-06-02 19:12:34 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000075"
2004-06-02 19:14:33 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000076"
2004-06-02 19:14:33 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000077"
2004-06-02 19:14:33 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000078"
2004-06-02 19:16:28 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000079"
2004-06-02 19:16:28 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000007A"
2004-06-02 19:16:28 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000007B"
2004-06-02 19:19:00 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000007C"
2004-06-02 19:19:00 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000007D"
2004-06-02 19:19:00 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000007E"
2004-06-02 19:20:49 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000007F"
2004-06-02 19:20:49 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000080"
2004-06-02 19:20:49 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000081"
2004-06-02 19:23:22 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000082"
2004-06-02 19:23:22 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000083"
2004-06-02 19:23:22 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000084"
2004-06-02 19:24:58 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000085"
2004-06-02 19:24:58 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000086"
2004-06-02 19:24:58 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000087"
2004-06-02 19:27:08 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000088"
2004-06-02 19:27:08 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000089"
2004-06-02 19:27:08 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000008A"
2004-06-02 19:29:20 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000008B"
2004-06-02 19:29:20 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000008C"
2004-06-02 19:29:20 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000008D"
2004-06-02 19:31:15 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000008E"
2004-06-02 19:31:15 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"000000920000008F"
2004-06-02 19:31:15 LOG: recycled transaction log file
"0000009200000090"
2004-06-02 19:33:36 WARNING: specified item offset is too large
STATEMENT: INSERT INTO cdr VALUES(18223190812395382, 3232253462, 0, 0,
12, 2, 5323, 241886, '^A|\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\
000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\00
0\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\374^AL^B^A^T^F\\000\242\265\201\237
\200^A^S\203^HT\\000\231\207\2300$\367\244^N\202^L192.168.70.1\205^D\\01
2\234^W\240\246^N\202^L192.168.72.2\207^Gmip.com\210^B\361!\213^A\3
77\254200\201^L^A"r^Ms\226(at)H\206^C@H\202^L^A"r^Ms\226(at)H\206^C@H\203^A^\\
204^A:\205^A^B\206 ^D^F^B \\047X-^D\\000\215 ^D^F^B \\04
7X-^D\\000\216^A\\000\217^A\\000\225^A^A\226^F\221\211gEEu\227^B^H\\000\
230^A\\000\233^CT\360P\\000\242\265\201\237\200^A^S\203^HT\\000\231
\207\2300$\370\244^N\202^L192.168.70.1\205^D\\012\234^W\241\246^N\202^L1
92.168.72.2\207^Gmip.com\210^B\361!\213^A\377\254200\201^L^A"r^Ms\2
26(at)H\206^C@H\202^L^A"r^Ms\226(at)H\206^C@H\203^A^\\204^A:\205^A^B\206
^D^F^B \\047X-^D\\000\215 ^D^F^B \\047X-^D\\000\216^A\\000\21
7^A\\000\225^A^A\226^F\221\211gEE\205\227^B^H\\000\230^A\\000\233^CT\360
P\\012\234^W\240\\000\\000\\000\\000\\012\234^W\241\\000\\000\\000\
\000');
2004-06-02 19:33:36 PANIC: failed to add item to the page for
"cdr_transid_key"
STATEMENT: INSERT INTO cdr VALUES(18223190812395382, 3232253462, 0, 0,
12, 2, 5323, 241886, '^A|\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\
000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\00
0\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\\000\374^AL^B^A^T^F\\000\242\265\201\237
\200^A^S\203^HT\\000\231\207\2300$\367\244^N\202^L192.168.70.1\205^D\\01
2\234^W\240\246^N\202^L192.168.72.2\207^Gmip.com\210^B\361!\213^A\3
77\254200\201^L^A"r^Ms\226(at)H\206^C@H\202^L^A"r^Ms\226(at)H\206^C@H\203^A^\\
204^A:\205^A^B\206 ^D^F^B \\047X-^D\\000\215 ^D^F^B \\04
7X-^D\\000\216^A\\000\217^A\\000\225^A^A\226^F\221\211gEEu\227^B^H\\000\
230^A\\000\233^CT\360P\\000\242\265\201\237\200^A^S\203^HT\\000\231
\207\2300$\370\244^N\202^L192.168.70.1\205^D\\012\234^W\241\246^N\202^L1
92.168.72.2\207^Gmip.com\210^B\361!\213^A\377\254200\201^L^A"r^Ms\2
26(at)H\206^C@H\202^L^A"r^Ms\226(at)H\206^C@H\203^A^\\204^A:\205^A^B\206
^D^F^B \\047X-^D\\000\215 ^D^F^B \\047X-^D\\000\216^A\\000\21
7^A\\000\225^A^A\226^F\221\211gEE\205\227^B^H\\000\230^A\\000\233^CT\360
P\\012\234^W\240\\000\\000\\000\\000\\012\234^W\241\\000\\000\\000\
\000');
2004-06-02 19:33:37 LOG: server process (PID 21474) was terminated by
signal 6

Thanks,
Rajan Bhide