IX90084: NULLPOINTEREXCEPTION FROM TYPECODEIMPL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  393)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  330)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  357)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  401)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  112)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  401)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  393)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  393)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRWriter.writeAnyOpt(CDRWriter.java:901)
   at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.UtilDelegateImpl.writeAny(UtilDelegateImpl.ja
  va:373)
   at javax.rmi.CORBA.Util.writeAny(Util.java:97)
   at
  tests.com.ibm.jtc.services._SimpleService_Tie.doEcho__java_lang_
  Object(_SimpleService_Tie.java:95)
   at
  tests.com.ibm.jtc.services._SimpleService_Tie._invoke(_SimpleSer
  vice_Tie.java:76)
   at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ServerDelegate.dispatchInvokeHandler(ServerDe
  legate.java:626)
   at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ServerDelegate.dispatch(ServerDelegate.java:4
  79)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.ORB.process(ORB.java:514)
   at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.process(ORB.java:1574)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection.respondTo(Connection.java:2880)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection.doWork(Connection.java:2753)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.WorkUnitImpl.doWork(WorkUnitImpl.java:63)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.WorkerThread.run(ThreadPoolImpl.java:202)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:777)
  ----
  java.lang.NullPointerException
   at com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.equal(TypeCodeImpl.java:1092)
   at com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.equal(TypeCodeImpl.java:1225)
   at com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.equal(TypeCodeImpl.java:1212)
   at com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.equal(TypeCodeImpl.java:1253)
   at com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.equal(TypeCodeImpl.java:1225)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.equals(TypeCodeImpl.java:1270)
   at java.util.Hashtable$Entry.equalsKey(Hashtable.java:123)
   at java.util.Hashtable.get(Hashtable.java:516)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRWriter.getTypePosition(CDRWriter.java:540)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  110)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  401)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  393)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  393)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt(TypeCodeImpl.java:2
  393)
   at
  com.ibm.rmi.corba.TypeCodeImpl.write_value(TypeCodeImpl.java:206
  6)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.CDRWriter.writeAnyOpt(CDRWriter.java:901)
   at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.UtilDelegateImpl.writeAny(UtilDelegateImpl.ja
  va:373)
   at javax.rmi.CORBA.Util.writeAny(Util.java:97)
   at
  tests.com.ibm.jtc.services._SimpleService_Tie.doEcho__java_lang_
  Object(_SimpleService_Tie.java:95)
   at
  tests.com.ibm.jtc.services._SimpleService_Tie._invoke(_SimpleSer
  vice_Tie.java:76)
   at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ServerDelegate.dispatchInvokeHandler(ServerDe
  legate.java:626)
   at
  com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ServerDelegate.dispatch(ServerDelegate.java:4
  79)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.ORB.process(ORB.java:514)
   at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.process(ORB.java:1574)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection.respondTo(Connection.java:2880)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.Connection.doWork(Connection.java:2753)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.WorkUnitImpl.doWork(WorkUnitImpl.java:63)
   at com.ibm.rmi.iiop.WorkerThread.run(ThreadPoolImpl.java:202)
   at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:777)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• Random NullPointer Exception from TypeCodeImpl.writeValueOpt
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  7.0.0 SR1
  6.0.1 SR2
  .
  Problem is orb code , the remote call was failing in very very
  intermittent fashion in while multiple client making fashion to
  same server.(multiple remote calls are being executed by
  multi-threaded environment)
  

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

  ORB

• Fixed component ID

  620700123

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

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