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IV54704: LOCK FILES CREATED BY FILEHANDLER NOT GETTING CLEANED-UP WITH GC

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: The lock files are not getting closed if
FileHandler.close() is not called explicitly. As a result, if
new FileHandler with the same file name is constructed, the file
name is regarded as unusable.
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Stack Trace: N/A
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Local fix

  • N/A

Problem summary

  • The finalizer is not taking care of closing the file descriptor
of the FileHandler if not explicitly close it.

Problem conclusion

  • This defect will be fixed in:
7.0.0 SR7
7.1.0 SR1
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The JDK has been updated to close the file descriptor from the
finalize method of FileHandler.

Temporary fix

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APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV54704
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  • Reported component name
    JAVA CLASS LIBS
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  • Reported component ID
    620700130
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  • Reported release
    700
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  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
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  • PE
    NoPE
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  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
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  • Special Attention
    NoSpecatt
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  • Submitted date
    2014-01-28
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  • Closed date
    2014-02-27
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  • Last modified date
    2014-02-27
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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    JAVA CLASS LIBS
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  • Fixed component ID
    620700130
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R700  PSY
       UP
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            Modified date:
            

            21 February 2022
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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