Re: Release 7.4.5

Rajan Bhide wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The recent Postgres7.4.5 mentions a fix for a crash.
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/release.html#RELEASE-7-4-5
> "Repair possible crash during concurrent btree index insertions
> This patch fixes a rare case in which concurrent insertions into a btree
> index could result in a server panic. No permanent damage would result,
> but it's still worth a re-release. The bug does not exist in pre-7.4
> releases."
>
> Is this crash anyway related to :
> WARNING: specified item offset is too large
> PANIC: failed to add item to the page for "<table_index_key>"
> LOG: server process (PID 3786) was terminated by signal 6
> LOG: terminating any other active server processes
>
> I have been getting this crash for a while.
> My app uses Postgres 7.4.3 on SunOS 5.9 Generic_112233-01 sun4u sparc
> SUNW,UltraAX-i2
>
> Is it worth to upgrade it to use 7.4.5?

Not sure but you should upgrade anyway. It is easy.

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