IT05551: DBACCESS CAN CORE DUMP ON EXIT AFTER THE ERROR -801 HAS OCCURRED

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• On HPUX IA64 11.31, IBM Informix DB-access utility can core dump
  on exit.
  
  The issue can happen after SQL edit buffer in dbaccess is
  completely filled up with text resulting in error -801, then
  exit dbaccess the following message is returned to the command
  prompt:
  
       Database closed.Memory fault(coredump)
  
  The core file generated by dbaccess has the stack below:
  
  # gdb $INFORMIXDIR/bin/dbaccess core
  ..
  Core was generated by `dbaccess'.
  Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault.
  SEGV_MAPERR - Address not mapped to object
  #0  :1 in real_free+0x7e1 () from /usr/lib/hpux64/libc.so.1
  (gdb) where
  #0  real_free+0x7e1 () from /usr/lib/hpux64/libc.so.1
  #1  _free+0xe0 () from /usr/lib/hpux64/libc.so.1
  #2  free+0x2d0 () from /usr/lib/hpux64/libc.so.1
  #3  meFree () at osmutex.c:639
  #4  sqlCSfree () at asfutil.c:814
  #5  pfDiscon () at asfpfsqi.c:4028
  #6  cmDiscon () at cm.c:1074
  #7  ascRelease () at al.c:489
  #8  ASF_Call () at asfapi.c:560
  #9  asf_disconnect () at iqconnct.c:1571
  #10 disconnect () at iqconnct.c:1644
  #11 disconnect_single () at iqconnct.c:3225
  #12 sqli_connect_close () at iqconnct.c:1929
  #13 exdiscnnct () at rsqcnnct.ec:570
  #14 discnnct_dbenv () at rsqcnnct.ec:763
  #15 menus () at rsqmain.c:595
  #16 main () at rsqmain.c:330
  (gdb)
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  * Update to IBM Informix Server 11.70                          *
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Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 11.70
  

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

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

Applicable component levels

• RB70 PSY

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