IX90184: FAILURE IN EXECUTION OF STATIC BLOCK IN ANY CLASS MAKES RMIC HANG

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: java/lang/Object.wait(Native Method)
  java/lang/Object.wait(Object.java:172)
  com/ibm/rmi/io/ObjectStreamClass$FutureEntryImpl.get(ObjectStrea
  mClass.java:2367)
     (entered lock:
  com/ibm/rmi/io/ObjectStreamClass$FutureEntryImpl@0x00000000FFFAD
  C88, entry count: 1)
  com/ibm/rmi/io/ObjectStreamClass$FutureEntryImpl.access$500(Obje
  ctStreamClass.java:2342)
  com/ibm/rmi/io/ObjectStreamClass$ObjectStreamClassCache.get(Obje
  ctStreamClass.java:308)
  com/ibm/rmi/io/ObjectStreamClass.lookup(ObjectStreamClass.java:5
  67)
  com/ibm/rmi/io/ObjectStreamClass.lookup(ObjectStreamClass.java:5
  75)
  ..
  com/ibm/tools/rmic/iiop/Generator.generate(Generator.java:285)
  sun/rmi/rmic/Main.doCompile(Main.java:585)
  sun/rmi/rmic/Main.compile(Main.java:186)
      (entered lock: sun/rmi/rmic/Main@0x00000000E00F7728, entry
  count: 1)
  sun/rmi/rmic/Main.main(Main.java:826)
  .
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• A new cache implementation for rmic makes any loaded class to
  refer to the cache, saving the cost of initialization each time.
  During loading of any class, rmic ignores the execution failures
  in static code block of that class and any such failure will
  result in an empty cache entry. All future references to this
  class will point to cache with an unset value which makes the
  rmic to wait until someone sets it.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JRE has been updated to set the rmic cache entry for every
  class before it loads.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR5 FP5   (8.0.5.5)
  .
  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

  ORB

• Fixed component ID

  620700123

Applicable component levels

• R270 PSY

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