Re: FATAL 1

From: newsreader(at)mediaone(dot)net
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)or
Subject: Re: FATAL 1
Date: 2001-08-10 00:58:04
Message-ID: 20010809205538.A5877@dragon.universe
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On Fri, Aug 10, 2001 at 12:42:33AM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> newsreader(at)mediaone(dot)net writes:
>
> > I think that postmaster should log such instances as FATAL 1.
>
> IIRC, the kernel sends a SIGKILL signal in that case, so the affected
> application doesn't have a chance to react, it just gets terminated
> immediately. If you want to monitor these events better you need to ask

Ok here is what I find in dmesg

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Out of Memory: Killed process 17534 (postmaster).
Out of Memory: Killed process 18228 (postmaster)
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I think backends got killed instead of postmaster
Fact is postmaster did not die; it is still
running now and apparently survived the
out of memory event

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