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IV15891: DLSYM RETURNS EINVAL WHEN 4.2 BINARIES & OLDER ARE RUN ON AIX6.1

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APAR status

  • Closed as fixed if next.

Error description

  • Binaries compiled with AIX C/C++ compiler 4.2 release and
    older level encounter a problem in some cases when trying
    to resolve a symbol through a dlsym call. Dlsym fails to
    lookup the symbol and returns an EINVAL.
    
    The binaries geenrated by Aix C/C++ 4.2 and older
    compilers  when run on Aix 6.1 can fail with EINVAL.
    

Local fix

  • Currently no local fix is available
    

Problem summary

  • In a program linked on AIX 4.1 or earlier, calls to dlsym()
    fail with EINVAL.
    

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

  • This APAR is being closed FIN. This means that a solution to
    this APAR is expected to be delivered from IBM in a release
    (if any) to be available within the next 24 months.
    

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV15891

  • Reported component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6200

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED FIN

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2012-02-21

  • Closed date

    2016-01-27

  • Last modified date

    2016-01-27

Fix information

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
27 January 2016