Red Hat Capsule 6 synchronization fails with deadlock detected errors.

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Issue

  • Capsule Synchronization fails with DeadLock detected on table core_artifact or core_contentartifact.

    Task errors: deadlock detected
    DETAIL:  Process 00001 waits for ShareLock on transaction 1000001; blocked by process 00001.
    Process 00001 waits for ShareLock on transaction 1000001; blocked by process 00002.
    HINT:  See server log for query details.
    CONTEXT:  while rechecking updated tuple (0001,1) in relation "core_artifact"
    
    deadlock detected
    DETAIL:  Process 11111 waits for ShareLock on transaction 11111112; blocked by process 11112.
    Process 11112 waits for ShareLock on transaction 11111111; blocked by process 11111.
    HINT:  See server log for query details.
    CONTEXT:  while inserting index tuple (1,2) in relation "core_artifact_sha256_key"
    
    deadlock detected
    DETAIL:  Process 11114 waits for ShareLock on transaction 11111114; blocked by process 11113.
    Process 11113 waits for ShareLock on transaction 11111113; blocked by process 11114.
    HINT:  See server log for query details.
    CONTEXT:  while rechecking updated tuple (123,45) in relation "core_contentartifact"
    
  • If the mentioned relation is rpm_package and/or you are on Satellite/Capsule 6.12.1+, then please read this Solution / this BZ and follow this solution for remedy steps (that apply to both types of deadlocks).

  • If the mentioned relation is rpm_modulemd and/or you are on Satellite/Capsule 6.13, follow the resolution as mentioned in this article.

Environment

  • Red Hat Satellite 6.10
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.11
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.12
  • Red Hat Satellite 6.13

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