Re: [HACKERS] latest snapshot crashes backend

From: Bruce Momjian <maillist(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: lockhart(at)alumni(dot)caltech(dot)edu (Thomas G(dot) Lockhart)
Cc: olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk, pgsql-hackers(at)postgreSQL(dot)org
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] latest snapshot crashes backend
Date: 1998-11-04 17:10:25
Message-ID: 199811041710.MAA12146@candle.pha.pa.us
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> > The attached commands crash the backend, which exits with status 11.
>
> tgl=> select * from x where not (i is null or c is null);
> i|c
> -+-
> 1|T
> 2|A
> 0|T
> (3 rows)
>
> tgl=> select * from x where not (i is null and c is null);
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
>
> So, let's try rewriting it as a workaround:
>
> tgl=> select * from x where (not i is null) or (not c is null);
> pqReadData() -- backend closed the channel unexpectedly.
>
> Oops. For some reason the NOT/AND is fatal, while NOT/OR is OK. That's
> not so good. The good news is that it will certainly be repairable with
> patches.
>

Care to give us a table:

select * from pg_shadow where (usesysid is null and oid is null)\g

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