IV30059: NULL POINTER EXCEPTION IN ATTACH API INITIALIZATION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: Exception in thread "Attach API initializer"
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.tools.attach.javaSE.Advertisement.createAdvertContent(Ad
  vertisement.java:94)
  at
  com.ibm.tools.attach.javaSE.Advertisement.createAdvertisementFil
  e(Advertisement.java:179)
  at
  com.ibm.tools.attach.javaSE.AttachHandler.createFiles(AttachHand
  ler.java:178)
  at
  com.ibm.tools.attach.javaSE.AttachHandler.initialize(AttachHandl
  er.java:259)
  at
  com.ibm.tools.attach.javaSE.AttachHandler.run(AttachHandler.java
  :199)
  .
  Problem occurs intermittently when the JVM terminates
  immediately after starting.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The problem is caused by a race condition between initialization
  and termination code.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  7.0.0 SR3
  6.0.1 SR4
  6.0.0 SR12
  .
  The initialization code has additional checks to detect and
  handle the race condition.
  

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

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP