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IV54820: JVM CRASHED WHEN A JAVA STACK FRAME IS GROWING.

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Message: A SIGSEGV/GPF event is received.
    Note, this issue is only applicable to 64-bit JVMs when
    -Xcompressedrefs is not used.
    .
    Stack Trace: Native stack trace looks like this:
            growSlotIterator
            walkMethodFrame
            walkStackFrames
            growJavaStack
            RUNJAVATHREAD
    .
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • The problem is caused because a pointer is not properly copied
    over from a Java stack frame to a new and larger Java stack
    frame.
    

Problem conclusion

  • This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
       6    SR16      (6.0.16.0)
       6 R1 SR8       (6.1.8.0)
       7    SR7       (7.0.7.0)
       7 R1 SR1       (7.1.1.0)
    .
    The JVM has been updated so that the pointer is duplicated
    properly.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IV54820

  • 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

    2014-01-30

  • Closed date

    2014-01-31

  • Last modified date

    2014-03-19

  • 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:
19 March 2014