VM65165: LOGREC OR OTHER SVMREC TYPE RECORDS HAVE A LARGER THAN NECESSARY LENGTH FIELD IN SVMBYSZ FIELD WHICH DOES NOT AGREE WITH SVMLRR.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The SVMBYSZ value set in HCPERRSR right before call to HCPIOEQR
  picks up a value of x'331.  This causes resultant IUCV code to
  require a much larger buffer than is necessary since this length
  value is incorrect for record types other than TYPE 04 05. This
  causes the IUCV MESSAGE LENGTH to be incorrect when processing
  the resultant SVMREC type records. When a record type 05 is
  passed, the value is ALWAYS x'331 bytes, when in fact the true
  message length can be found in SVMLRR and the standard message
  header length of x'18 value added does not equal x'331.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of the Hyperswap command and those     *
  *                 handling SVMRECs via the *LOGREC service.    *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY PTF                                    *
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  The value in the SVMLRR field was no longer accurate for all
  types of SVMRECs generated by CP.
  

Problem conclusion

• The code which produces the SVMRECs was updated to accurately
  fill in the value of SVMLRR to show the correct remaining length
  of all SVMREC types.
  

Temporary fix

• FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R540 :
  PREREQ: VM64971
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R610 :
  PREREQ: VM64971
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  FOR RELEASE VM/ESA CP/ESA R620 :
  PREREQ: NONE
  CO-REQ: NONE
  IF-REQ: NONE
  

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

  UM33702 UM33703 UM33704

Modules/Macros

• HCPERR   SVMREC
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  VM CP

• Fixed component ID

  568411202

Applicable component levels

• R540 PSY UM33702

     UP12/12/31 P 1202

• R610 PSY UM33703

     UP13/04/25 P 1301

• R620 PSY UM33704

     UP13/03/28 P 1301

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