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IT15314: MQ V8.0.0.4 C APPLICATION MEMORY LEAK

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • An application displays a memory leak when running on MQ
    V8.0.0.4.  The process private memory
    usage of the application keeps increasing.
    
    Separately a client XA application calling MQOPEN might receive
    a failure, if the following steps are done.  The reason code
    from MQOPEN is 2195 (MQRC_UNEXPECTED_ERROR).
    xa_open rc=0
    MQCONN rc=0
    MQOPEN rc=0
    MQCLOSE rc=0
    MQDISC rc=0
    MQCONN rc=0
    MQOPEN rc=2195
    

Local fix

  • Modify the application code to connect to the IBM MQ queue
    manager once
    during the lifetime of the process unless otherwise necessary.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    USERS AFFECTED:
    Users of IBM MQ 8.0.0.4. The leak will be most visible in
    environments that host applications which frequently connect and
    disconnect from the queue manager.  The failure from MQOPEN only
    affects client XA applications if they disconnect then connect
    again to the queue manager.
    
    
    Platforms affected:
    MultiPlatform
    
    ****************************************************************
    PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
    A coding error meant that when an application disconnected from
    the queue manager, the MQ client libraries failed to free all of
    the memory allocated for the connection.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The IBM MQ client code has been corrected so that the allocated
    memory is freed when an application disconnects.
    
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
    
    Version    Maintenance Level
    v8.0       8.0.0.5
    
    The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
    'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
    
    If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
    its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
    Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
    http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
    ---------------------------------------------------------------
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT15314

  • Reported component name

    WMQ BASE MULTIP

  • Reported component ID

    5724H7251

  • Reported release

    800

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-05-25

  • Closed date

    2016-07-28

  • Last modified date

    2017-03-10

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Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    WMQ BASE MULTIP

  • Fixed component ID

    5724H7251

Applicable component levels

  • R800 PSY

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Document Information

Modified date:
10 March 2017