A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
System crash with following stack: (0)> f pvthread+0A4200 STACK: [000BF964]remove_e_list+000024 (F100010105974C00, F1000101025BB8D8 [??]) [000D7BCC]e_block_thread+00050C () [00609920]rtipc_tsleep_block+0001A0 (??, ??, ??) [0060C44C]rtsem_tsleep_thread+00024C (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??) [0060D09C]semsleep+0000DC (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??) [0060D670]atomic+000450 (??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??, ??) [0060E350]rsemop+0002D0 (33E0005233E00052, 070000038BFE88E0, 0000000000000001, 0000000000000000, 0000000000000000, 0000000000000000) [00610014]__semop+000074 (33E0005233E00052, 070000038BFE88E0, 0000000000000001) [00003850]ovlya_addr_sc_flih_main+000130 () [kdb_get_virtual_memory] no real storage @ 70000038BFE87A0 [900000000255B1C]0900000000255B1C () [kdb_read_mem] no real storage @ FFFFFFFFFFF9500
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * Systems running the 7100-01 Technology Level with * bos.mp64 below the 7.1.1.18 level. **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * System can crash when certain workloads create and delete * semaphores at a very high rate. * One known cause of this when db2stop or stopsap is run on a * system where DB2 and SAP are running on the same host. * * Semaphore structures can be incorrectly overwritten while * threads using those structures are sleeping, and when they * wake up, they can make an invalid reference and crash the * system with a stack trace similar to this: * * 000BF964 remove_e_list+000024 * 000D7BCC e_block_thread+00050C * 00609920 rtipc_tsleep_block+0001A0 * 0060C44C rtsem_tsleep_thread+00024C * 0060D09C semsleep+0000DC * 0060D670 atomic+000450 * 0060E350 rsemop+0002D0 * 00610014 __semop+000074 **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * Install APAR IV30075. * Prior to fix availability, an interim fix is available from * ftp://public.dhe.ibm.com/aix/ifixes/iv30075/ ****************************************************************
Problem conclusion
Extend the possible range of semaphore sequence numbers to avoid potential of overwriting the wrong structure.
Temporary fix
********* * HIPER * *********
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IV30075
Reported component name
AIX V7.1
Reported component ID
5765H4000
Reported release
710
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
YesHIPER
Submitted date
2012-10-12
Closed date
2012-12-07
Last modified date
2013-11-25
APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
IV33155 U859405
Fix information
Fixed component name
AIX V7.1
Fixed component ID
5765H4000
Applicable component levels
R710 PSY U859405
UP13/04/30 I 1000
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Document Information
Modified date:
25 November 2013