Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:36:05 +0900
From: Michael Paquier <michael@paquier.xyz>
To: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>
Cc: Noah Misch <noah@leadboat.com>, Jeff Davis <jdavis@postgresql.org>,
	Thomas Munro <thomas.munro@gmail.com>,
	Postgres hackers <pgsql-hackers@lists.postgresql.org>
Subject: Re: pgsql: Add contrib/pg_walinspect.
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On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 01:25:14AM -0400, Tom Lane wrote:
> I've been wondering if the issue could be traced to topminnow's unusual
> hardware properties, specifically that it has MAXALIGN 8 even though
> it's only a 32-bit machine per sizeof(void *).  I think the only
> other active buildfarm animal like that is my gaur ... but I've
> failed to reproduce it on gaur.  Best guess at the moment is that
> it's a timing issue that topminnow manages to reproduce often.

I have managed to miss your message.  Let's continue the discussion
there, then.

> Anyway, as I said in the other thread, I can reproduce it on
> topminnow's host.  Let me know if you have ideas about how to
> home in on the cause.

Nice.  I have not been able to do so, but based on the lack of
reports from the buildfarm, that's not surprising.
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Michael

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