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IV05200: AIXPERT CORE DUMPS APPLIES TO AIX 5300-11

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • aixpert may core dump with the following stack trace:
    
    .() at 0xd410
    GetFilePosition__FPCcPCcPCcPP4FILE(??, ??, ??, ??) at
     0x10004cc8
    MergeAppliedFile__Fv() at 0x10004a74
    closeFile__F6Action(??) at 0x100053b0
    parse_xml__FPcT16Action9Rule_type(??, ??, ??, ??)
    at 0x10006e04
    main(??, ??) at 0x10000c8c
    
    This will happen if appliedaixpert.xml's size is an
    exact multiple of 4096 bytes.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • aixpert occasionally core dumps
    

Problem conclusion

  • If the generated xml file processed by aixpert is a multiple
    of 4096, using mmap to map the file to memory does not put
    a terminating null at the end of the allocated memory so some
    string functions will not work and will cause a core dump.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV05200

  • Reported component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765G0300

  • Reported release

    530

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2011-08-09

  • Closed date

    2011-08-09

  • Last modified date

    2013-04-08

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

    IV03691

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G0300

Applicable component levels

  • R530 PSY U844875

       UP11/10/07 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
08 April 2013