Port Bug Report: initdb: stuck spinlock

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Your name : James Klicman
Your email address : james(at)klicman(dot)com

Category : install: other
Severity : critical

Summary: initdb: stuck spinlock

System Configuration
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Operating System : Linux 2.2.5

PostgreSQL version : 6.0

Compiler used : egcs-1.1.2

Hardware:
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Alpha 500Mhz, 256M RAM, RedHat-6.0
Linux alpha.klicman.com 2.2.5-16 #1 Tue Apr 27 04:55:03 EDT 1999 alpha unknown

Versions of other tools:
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make 3.77
flex 2.5.4

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Problem Description:
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[postgres(at)alpha pgsql]$ initdb

We are initializing the database system with username postgres (uid=65).
This user will own all the files and must also own the server process.

Creating template database in /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1

FATAL: s_lock(202e8560) at spin.c:114, stuck spinlock. Aborting.

FATAL: s_lock(202e8560) at spin.c:114, stuck spinlock. Aborting.
initdb: could not create template database
initdb: cleaning up by wiping out /usr/local/pgsql/data/base/template1

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Test Case:
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run initdb.
happens everytime I run it.

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Solution:
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