IV04709: UNRESOLVED RECURSIVE TYPE CODE(CORBA BAD_TYPECODE EXCEPTION)

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: Occassioanlly, the customer is seeing
  org.omg.CORBA.BAD_TYPECODE: Invoked operation on unresolved
  recursive type code! (1)  vmcid: IBM  minor code: 283
  completed: No being logged into Error logs.
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception Trace:
  Trace from server: 1394880515 at host abc.def.in.com >>
  org.omg.CORBA.BAD_TYPECODE: Invoked operation on unresolved
  recursive
  type code! (1)  vmcid: IBM  minor code: 283  completed: No
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.indirectType(TypeCodeImpl.java(In
  lined Compiled Code))
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java(C
  ompiled Code))
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java(Inl
  ined Compiled Code))
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java(C
  ompiled Code))
  ......
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The CORBA BAD_TYPECODE exception, is thrown when the specified
  typecode is invalid. The issue seen by the customer is because
  of, the application code is invoking operations on the recursive
  TypeCode before it has been embedded in the enclosing TypeCode,
  and hence it results in a BAD_TYPECODE exception.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  5.0.0 SR13
  .
  In Java 142:
  The issue can be resolved by Synchronizing the getTypeCode
  Method, which will in turn ensure that the get() call on HashMap
  is Synchronized.
  In Java 50 & Java 60:
  We have ported the fix from the 626 line where
  conconcurrenthashmap is used to store the typecode which has
  synchronised get and put.
  As there is no concurrenthashmap in 142, we have used a simple
  hashmap and synchronised get and put calls.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20110815 or later
  

Temporary fix

• Please see APAR IV13379 for a complete fix to this issue.
  

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 5 ORB

• Fixed component ID

  620500123

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSY

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