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IZ70964: SVMON -S FAILS WITH MALLOC ON HUGE MEMORY SYSTEMS APPLIES TO AIX 6100-06

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • svmon -S exits with malloc failure on huge memory systems
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • # svmon -S
    
        Vsid      Esid Type Description              PSize  Inuse
        Pin Pgsp  Virtual svmon internal error: 0x0001 : svm_malloc
    :occurence = 1 errno = 12 svmon internal error: 0x0001 :
    svm_segment failed due to select_vsid
    
    :occurence = 1 errno = 12
    

Problem conclusion

  • svmon is compiled to use maxdata greater than 8 segments.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ70964

  • Reported component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6200

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2010-02-24

  • Closed date

    2010-02-24

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-29

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

    IZ16701

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G6200

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY U829659

       UP10/09/01 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 March 2013