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IZ82303: MEMORY LEAK IN GATED APPLIES TO AIX 5300-11

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Gated may core dump with following stack:
    raise(??) at 0xd0315754
    abort() at 0xd0344c90
    task_quit(0xc) at 0x1001301c
    task_mem_malloc(0x200e9498, 0x10)  <---16B request
    krt_ifread(0x100) at 0x10076a54
    krt_ifcheck_run(0x200f6af0) at 0x10068860
    task_job_fg_dispatch() at 0x10006a54
    main(0x1, 0x2ff22d20) at 0x10000fd8
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Gated may core dump with following stack:
    raise(??) at 0xd0315754
    abort() at 0xd0344c90
    task_quit(0xc) at 0x1001301c
    task_mem_malloc(0x200e9498, 0x10)  <---16B request
    krt_ifread(0x100) at 0x10076a54
    krt_ifcheck_run(0x200f6af0) at 0x10068860
    task_job_fg_dispatch() at 0x10006a54
    main(0x1, 0x2ff22d20) at 0x10000fd8
    

Problem conclusion

  • The issue occurred while allocating dynamic memory.
    As there is no space left due to Memory leak, it dumps the
    core. This memory leak issue is fixed.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ82303

  • Reported component name

    AIX 5.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765G0300

  • Reported release

    530

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2010-08-10

  • Closed date

    2010-08-10

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-28

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

    IZ72798

  • 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 U837686

       UP10/09/20 I 1000

PTF to Fileset Mapping

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Document Information

Modified date:
28 March 2013