clockworklabs / clockworklabs/SpacetimeDB

oom error message too confusing (failed to fill whole buffer)

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Description

internal error: failed to get or launch module host: failed to fill whole buffer

3blave says: "That does seem like it might be an OOM error, not an awesome error message though"

made a ticket because he told me to :)

i put image of what it looks like. cant provide steps to recreate probably i did something stupid and blew up my database. thank you and hope you can baby-proof this <3

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Start with the reported error, “failed to get or launch module host: failed to fill whole buffer,” and the attached image; the issue provides no reproduction steps or file and says the database may have been damaged. First establish whether this is an out-of-memory condition, then define a reproducible failure and verify that the resulting message clearly identifies the problem.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
databases
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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