IJ01262: SYSTEM CRASH OR HANG DURING ERROR RECOVERY ON SOME FC ADAPTERS APPLIES TO AIX 7200-02

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• **************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the AIX 7200-01 Technology Level.
    **************************************************************
  * ERROR DESCRIPTION:
  * For some Fibre Channel adapters, when error recovery happens,
  * the driver may crash or hang the partition.
  * Adapters using the emfcdd driver are exposed.
  *
  * To find out if a system has any adapters using an affected
  * driver with lsdev, for example:
  * # lsdev -F "name ddins" | grep emfcdd
  * Note: on a VIOS, this must be run as root using
  * 'oem_setup_env'.
    **************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ01262.
  * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from
  * either
  * ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij01262/
  * https://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/ij01262/
  * The ifix can be installed using Live Update (LU).
  * If LU is not used, installation of the ifix requires a
  * reboot.
    **************************************************************
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:
  * Systems running the 7200-02 Technology Level with
  * any of the following filesets at or between the given levels:
  * MIN          MAX          FILESET
  * 7.2.2.0      7.2.2.0      devices.pciex.df1060e214103404.com
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  * driver may hang during error recovery
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:
  * Install APAR IJ01262.
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed code to avoid hang and crash.
  

Temporary fix

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    * HIPER *
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Comments

• 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IJ00360
  6100-09 - use AIX APAR IJ00360
  7100-04 - use AIX APAR IJ00519
  7100-05 - use AIX APAR IJ01304
  7200-01 - use AIX APAR IV96360
  7200-02 - use AIX APAR IJ01262
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  IJ00360

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.2

• Fixed component ID

  5765CD200

Applicable component levels

• R720 PSY U876241

     UP18/03/06 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U876241 devices.pciex.df1060e214103404.com 7.2.2.15