Fix for initdb/indexing problems
OK, I have found the problem. I looked AGAIN at CatalogIndexInsert(),
because all problems seem to be localized there. I remembered something
Tom Szybist said yesterday while we were on the phone about Datum only
being one value.
I said they are chained together, which I saw in IndexFormDatum, but
when I looked, I saw that the Datum pointer indexed in IndexFormDatum
was only a single Datum value, not an array of datum values like nulls
is defined.
With single-key system indexes, this was not a problem, but with the new
multi-key system indicies, it is.
I have attached the patch, and it is applied to the tree. Please let me
know if this fixes the many reported index problems. It should.
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Bruce,
I'm just taking an update from CVS.
I'll kick off the process to build and test before I go to bed
and then check the results in the morning.
It's 1:45am and I've just logged off from work, connected to my
ISP and seen this mail.
I look forward to seeing a clean set of regression results in
a few hours.
Well done Bruce.
Thanks,
Keith.
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
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OK, I have found the problem. I looked AGAIN at CatalogIndexInsert(),
because all problems seem to be localized there. I remembered something
Tom Szybist said yesterday while we were on the phone about Datum only
being one value.I said they are chained together, which I saw in IndexFormDatum, but
when I looked, I saw that the Datum pointer indexed in IndexFormDatum
was only a single Datum value, not an array of datum values like nulls
is defined.With single-key system indexes, this was not a problem, but with the new
multi-key system indicies, it is.I have attached the patch, and it is applied to the tree. Please let me
know if this fixes the many reported index problems. It should.
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Bruce,
Just to confirm, your fixes are just the job.
The regression tests run fine with only the failures I have always
seen due to maths precision and SIGFPE handling.
Thanks for your persistence in tracking this "bug" down.
Keith.
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
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OK, I have found the problem. I looked AGAIN at CatalogIndexInsert(),
because all problems seem to be localized there. I remembered something
Tom Szybist said yesterday while we were on the phone about Datum only
being one value.I said they are chained together, which I saw in IndexFormDatum, but
when I looked, I saw that the Datum pointer indexed in IndexFormDatum
was only a single Datum value, not an array of datum values like nulls
is defined.With single-key system indexes, this was not a problem, but with the new
multi-key system indicies, it is.I have attached the patch, and it is applied to the tree. Please let me
know if this fixes the many reported index problems. It should.
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Resolved by subject fallback
In message <199809030925.KAA18833@mtcc.demon.co.uk>, Keith Parks writes:
Bruce,
Just to confirm, your fixes are just the job.
The regression tests run fine with only the failures I have always
seen due to maths precision and SIGFPE handling.Thanks for your persistence in tracking this "bug" down.
Keith.
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
OK, I have found the problem. I looked AGAIN at CatalogIndexInsert(),
because all problems seem to be localized there. I remembered something
Tom Szybist said yesterday while we were on the phone about Datum only
being one value.I said they are chained together, which I saw in IndexFormDatum, but
when I looked, I saw that the Datum pointer indexed in IndexFormDatum
was only a single Datum value, not an array of datum values like nulls
is defined.With single-key system indexes, this was not a problem, but with the new
multi-key system indicies, it is.I have attached the patch, and it is applied to the tree. Please let me
know if this fixes the many reported index problems. It should.
I just applied this patch to my 08/28 tree. Looks good! I'm seeing a
bunch of other regression test failures, but I think most of these
have been resolved. I compiling a fresh update now. Will report later.
(BTW I'm still in Solaris mode. I'll also take a look at S/Linux).
Thanks!!
Tom Szybist
szybist@boxhill.com