[postgis-users] ERROR: array size exceeds the maximum allowed (134217727)

Chris Hermansen chris.hermansen at timberline.ca
Sat Mar 20 14:08:14 PDT 2010


No, the patch was very recent or I would not have remembered it.  FWIW 
I'm also running 2.6.31-20-generic.

Too bad, it would have been an easy solution!

Mike Leahy wrote:
> Chris/list:
>
> I have tried booting into the following kernels, all exhibiting the same 
> issue:
>
> 2.6.31-20-generic
> 2.6.31-19-generic
> 2.6.31-14-generic
>
> I believe 2.6.31-14-generic is the original kernel installed with this version 
> of Ubuntu, so unless the change to the kernel you're thinking occurred 
> previous to the 9.10 Karmic release, it's not the culprit here.
>
> Mike
>
> On Saturday 20 March 2010 15:03:47 Mike Leahy wrote:
>   
>> Chris,
>>
>> Sorry for not catching this one sooner (I'm subscribed to the digest)...but
>> thanks for pointing this out. The system is completely up to date.  I could
>> reboot into an older kernel to see if that solve the problem.  I'll report
>> results a bit later today.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 7
>> Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:03:13 -0700
>> From: Chris Hermansen <chris.hermansen at timberline.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [postgis-users] ERROR: array size exceeds the maximum
>>         allowed (134217727)
>> To: PostGIS Users Discussion <postgis-users at postgis.refractions.net>
>> Message-ID: <4BA4FFD1.9020203 at timberline.ca>
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>>
>> Very recently there was a kernel patch in Ubuntu regarding - if memory
>> serves - memory copying.  How up to date is the system in question?
>>
>> strk wrote:
>>     
>>> On Sat, Mar 20, 2010 at 07:56:14AM -0700, Paul Ramsey wrote:
>>>       
>>>> Actually, memunion does the opposite, it passes the resultant and
>>>> preserves mem.
>>>>         
>>> Oops, sorry for the confusion. Not-so-intuitive name :P
>>>
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