IV38386: JVM FAILS TO STARTUP WITH EXCEPTION WHEN ACCESSING SYSTEM PROPER TY COM.IBM.IGNOREMALFORMEDINPUT

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The JVM fails to startup with following
  exception:
  Exception in thread 'main' java/lang/Error: bootstrap error,
  system property access before init: com.ibm.IgnoreMalformedInput
  .
  Stack Trace: at java/lang/System.getProperty (System.java:416)
  at java/lang/System.getProperty (System.java:388)
  at java/lang/Boolean.getBoolean (Boolean.java:232)
  at sun/security/action/GetBooleanAction.run
  (GetBooleanAction.java:72)
  at sun/security/action/GetBooleanAction.run
  (GetBooleanAction.java:51)
  at java/security/AccessController.doPrivileged
  (AccessController.java:228)
  at com/ibm/misc/IOConverter.toIgnoreMalformedInput
  (IOConverter.java:59)
  at com/ibm/misc/IOConverter.convert (IOConverter.java:173)
  at java/lang/StringCoding.decode (StringCoding.java:518)
  at java/lang/String.init (String.java:241)
  at com/ibm/oti/util/Util.toString (Util.java:49)
  at java/lang/System.getPropertyList (Native Method)
  at java/lang/System.ensureProperties (System.java:273)
  at java/lang/System.afterClinitInitialization (System.java:134)
  at java/lang/Thread.initialize (Thread.java:323)
  at java/lang/Thread.init (Thread.java:124)
  JVMJ9VM015W Initialization error for library jclscar_24(14):
  JVMJ9VM009E
  .
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• Invalid UTF-8 input causes the Java VM to access system
  properties before they are fully initialized that results into
  exception
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR14
  6.0.1 SR6
  7.0.0 SR5
  .
  The Java VM has been updated to ensure the
  com.ibm.IgnoreMalformedInput system property does not cause an
  exception during startup
  

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

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R260 PSY

     UP