IV02379: JAVA EXITS SILENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ON LINUX DUE TO SIGPIPE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
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  SIGPIPE kills the java process on Java6 SR9 (and SR9FP1),
  whereas previous releases this signal is ignored.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The core issue is a combination of two APARs and a change
  pwgetuuid().
  APAR IZ86774 : Signal chaining does not work on Linux JDKs
  APAR IZ73232 : Signal chaining functionality issue
  Linux kernel reported against : 2.6.18-238.1.1.el5
  Upon SDK startup a call is made to pwgetuuid() before the SDK
  signal handlers are registered.  On newer versions of linux,
  getpwuid() registers a handler for SIGPIPE.  The SDK notices
  that a handler has already been registered for SIGPIPE, and as
  such, does not register the SIG_IGN handler for SIGPIPE,
  believing that the application has installed its own.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR10
  6.0.1 GA FP2
  5.0.0 SR13
  .
  The JVM has been updated to register the handler for SIGPIPE
  earlier in the startup sequence to avoid this situation from
  arising.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20110629 or later
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IV02378

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA 5 J9 COMMO

• Fixed component ID

  620500127

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

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