IV73635: CRASH IN LIBJ9TRC28.SO FOLLOWING JVMTRCE010W MESSAGE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: Unhandled exception, Type=Segmentation error
  vmState=0x00020011 in module libj9trc28.so
  .
  Stack Trace: signal handler called
  copyToBuffer() at trclog.c:1174
  traceV() at trclog.c:1646
  logTracePoint() at trclog.c:2041
  doTracePoint() at trclog.c:2180
  javaTrace() at trcengine.c:1297
  .
  The following message is issued by the JVM shortly before the
  crash:
  JVMTRCE010W Native memory allocation failure, falling back to
  nodynamic trace settings
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• The problem is caused when the JVM trace engine has failed to
  allocate a buffer for trace data.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM has been updated to prevent the crash from occurring if
  the memory allocation fails.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR1 FP10  (8.0.1.10)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
             https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

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

• R270 PSY

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