On Fri, Jul 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM <sham...@gmx.net> wrote: > > One coincidence is that we started seeing the first symptoms of this > > around the same time as libicu was updated with a security patch. > > However, postgres hasn’t been restarted and doesn’t reference the > > new version in its process maps. Plus state groups are integers > > anyway. We also use the C locale, not ICU. > Sounds as if you are hit by locale changes: > > https://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/Locale_data_changes > > > I think you will need to upgrade to prevent future problems like that: > > Postgres 15 introduced some mechanisms to track and validate version > discrepancies after an OS update. > > Postgres 17 added a "built-in" collation provider which is independent of > glibc >
Why? Locale only cares about strings, and "Plus state groups are integers anyway." Besides, "We also use the C locale, not ICU." -- Death to <Redacted>, and butter sauce. Don't boil me, I'm still alive. <Redacted> lobster!
