IJ06508: JAVA.LANG.UNSATISFIEDLINKERROR FROM JAVA/UTIL/ZIP/CRC32.UPDATEBYTEBUFFER ON AIX PLATFORM

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: java/lang/UnsatisfiedLinkError
  "java/util/zip/CRC32.updateByteBuffer(IJII)I" received with IBM
  JDK8 on AIX platforms
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception in thread "main"
  java.lang.UnsatisfiedLinkError:
  java/util/zip/CRC32.updateByteBuffer(IJII)I
  
          at java.util.zip.CRC32.update(CRC32.java:120)
  
          at CRCTest.main(CRCTest.java:10)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• A new method "updateByteBuffer" is added with IBM JDK8 to update
  CRC32 checksum with the bytes from the specified buffer. The
  native function for the corresponding method was not defined to
  the AIX zip library symbol export table which result in  the
  UnsatisfiedLinkError.
  

Problem conclusion

• The native function corresponds to the CRC32.updateByteBuffer is
  defined to the AIX zip library symbol export table.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR5 FP16  (8.0.5.16)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSY

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