" ....src_buf hasn't been assigned to yet. ..." May be copy/paste issue. It has been assigned. Here is the complete stack for bytea size 7480 and 211758.The later fail. Pass (bytea size = 7480): Breakpoint 1, ST_Geometry_Recv (fcinfo=0xbfffcb90) at binary.c:138 138 StringInfo src_buf = (StringInfo) PG_DETOAST_DATUM(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0)); (gdb) p *src_buf $2 = {data = 0xff0c8d8b <Address 0xff0c8d8b out of bounds>, len = -1031143425, maxlen = -13595335, cursor = 158662655} (gdb) n 139 SE_ST_GEOMETRY *result = NULL; (gdb) p *src_buf $3 = {data = 0x84ce6b2 "º\022\b\003", len = 7480, maxlen = 7481, cursor = 0} (gdb) bt #0 ST_Geometry_Recv (fcinfo=0xbfffcb90) at binary.c:139 #1 0x08209ebd in ReceiveFunctionCall () #2 0x08209fde in OidReceiveFunctionCall () #3 0x0819a5a0 in exec_bind_message () #4 0x0819c6e6 in PostgresMain () #5 0x0817a4d9 in BackendRun () #6 0x08179e03 in BackendStartup () #7 0x0817825f in ServerLoop () #8 0x0817785b in PostmasterMain () #9 0x0813fd1c in main () (gdb) c Continuing. Fail (bytea size = 211758): Breakpoint 1, ST_Geometry_Recv (fcinfo=0xbfffcb90) at binary.c:138 138 StringInfo src_buf = (StringInfo) PG_DETOAST_DATUM(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0)); (gdb) p *src_buf $4 = {data = 0xff0c8d8b <Address 0xff0c8d8b out of bounds>, len = -1031143425, maxlen = -13595335, cursor = 158662655} (gdb) n 0x0819c4f8 in PostgresMain () (gdb) p *src_buf No symbol "src_buf" in current context. (gdb) bt #0 0x0819c4f8 in PostgresMain () #1 0x0817a4d9 in BackendRun () #2 0x08179e03 in BackendStartup () #3 0x0817825f in ServerLoop () #4 0x0817785b in PostmasterMain () #5 0x0813fd1c in main () (gdb) The pointer moves to PostgresMain (), as soon as I move to next. Ale. -----Original Message----- From: Tom Lane [mailto:tgl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 2:20 PM To: Ale Raza Cc: postgresql-general Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Insert fail: could not open relation with OID 3221204992 "Ale Raza" <araza@xxxxxxxx> writes: > Breakpoint 3, #####_Recv (fcinfo=0xbfffa3a0) at binary.c:138 > 138 StringInfo src_buf = (StringInfo) > PG_DETOAST_DATUM(PG_GETARG_DATUM(0)); > (gdb) p *src_buf > Cannot access memory at address 0x0 At the point where you've stopped, src_buf hasn't been assigned to yet. regards, tom lane