Re: what is this?

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, [iso-8859-1] Ragnar Kjrstad wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 08, 2036 at 07:36:11AM +0000, LeSI wrote:
> > Jun 1 00:59:06 upa kernel: postmaster(11156): unaligned trap at
> > 000000012013e320: 000000011fff9d05 28 1
> >
> > how can i fix it?
>
> I'm on thin ice here, but I'm giving it a try:
> (I'm counting on others correcting me if I'm directly wrong :)
>
> I think the error is caused by some data-structure with 64bit variables
> are not aligned by 64bit boundaries.

That is correct. :)

> To fix it, you need to find the data-structure and change it.

Easier said then done. :(

> The good news is that the kernel automagicly avoids the problem, so it
> will not have any ill effects - if it bothers you, you can configure the
> kernel to stop sending warnings.

Correct, the only damage is some impact on performance. I
personally have not noticed too much impact on performance, and even after
heavy use of postgresql I only get a small handful (5-10). I plan to run
them down eventually, but getting the Linux/Alpha patches into the main
tree is a bit higher priority at the moment. TTYL.

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