IV28143: FIND <PATH> -FOLLOW COREDUMP ON RECURSIVE LINKS APPLIES TO AIX 7100-02

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• find /etc/project -follow coredump on recursive link
  from /etc/project/alter/.current to /etc/project
  The stack will show an high number of recursive calls
  to descend ending with a Segmentation fault in getcwd :
  (dbx) where
  getcwd(0x30002e98, 0x400) at 0xd033bedc
  whereami() at 0x10003bf8
  descend(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10001eec
  descend(??, ??, ??, ??) at 0x10001b14
  
  The problem can be seen with any recursive link.
  

Local fix

• Either use the -L flag instead of -follow or removing
  the recursive link impacting the problem.
  

Problem summary

• Find <path> -follow coredumps on recursive symbolic links
  if ulimit option -n is set to unlimited. If ulimit option
  -n is set to a integer an error "pwd: Too many
  open files" is encounter.
  

Problem conclusion

• Code change have been done to make sure that the already
  traversed ancestors are not followed.
  

Temporary fix

Comments

• 6100-06 - use AIX APAR IV24864
  6100-07 - use AIX APAR IV33737
  6100-08 - use AIX APAR IV28078
  7100-02 - use AIX APAR IV28143
  

APAR Information

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

  IV24864

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  AIX V7.1

• Fixed component ID

  5765H4000

Applicable component levels

• R710 PSY U849461

     UP13/02/18 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

• U849461 bos.rte.commands 7.1.2.15