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IV53934: JVM CRASHES DUE TO SIGNAL SIGXFSZ

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: N/A
    .
    Stack Trace: write ()
    JVM_Write ()
    ...
    .
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The JVM gets terminated due to the signal SIGXFSZ ( Signal 25 )
    when the java file operations (like write) exceeds the file size
    limitation. The issue is only observed in Linux Operating System
    (OS). Since, the JVM was not enabled to handle the SIGXFSZ
    signal, the handling was performed by OS. As a result of this,
    the OS terminates the process causing JVM to crash.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       6    SR16      (6.0.16.0)
       7    SR7       (7.0.7.0)
       6 R1 SR8       (6.1.8.0)
       7 R1 SR1       (7.1.1.0)
    .
    The JVM has been updated to handle the file system limitation
    condition by default from Java 7 Release 1 onwards. For Java 6,
    Java 626 and Java 7, the handling of Signal SIGXFSZ is not
    enabled by default, but it can be enabled with
    -XX:+HandleSIGXFSZ option.
    

Temporary fix

  • N/A
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV53934

  • Reported component name

    J9 COMMON CODE

  • Reported component ID

    620700127

  • Reported release

    600

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2014-01-13

  • Closed date

    2014-01-20

  • Last modified date

    2014-04-30

  • 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

  • R270 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
30 April 2014