IZ97309: Crash in JVM when PID greater than 6 digits number

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: no/A
  .
  Stack Trace: _doprnt(??, ??, ??) at 0x20033858
  sprintf(0x20aca0, 0x1001274c, 0x9c00e6, 0xf032, 0x0, 0x2cec90,
  0x0, 0x0)
  at 0x2002af88
  setAndRemember(varName =
  "/usr/ipd/FED/PaymentsDirector/gateway02/cmd/../../../../IBM/Pay
  mentsDir
  ectorR0/Gateway/bin:/usr/ipd/FED/PaymentsDirector/gateway02/cmd/
  ../../..
  /../IBM/PaymentsDirectorR0/ImageCompliance/bin::", varValue =
  "Resolve"), line 2316 in "java_md.c"
  setEnvVars(argc = 807455744, argv = 0x10012c10), line 2414 in
  "java_md.c"
  unnamed block in CreateExecutionEnvironment(_argcp = 0x6c6f636b,
  _argvp
  = 0x6c002e66, jrepath = warning: Unable to access address
  0x65746368
  from core
  (invalid char ptr (0x65746368)), so_jrepath = 1600220772,
  jvmpath =
  warning: Unable to access address 0x5f6f7200 from core
  (invalid char ptr (0x5f6f7200)), so_jvmpath = 778462580,
  original_argv =
  0x63685f61), line 480 in "java_md.c"
  unnamed block in CreateExecutionEnvironment(_argcp = 0x6c6f636b,
  _argvp
  = 0x6c002e66, jrepath = warning: Unable to access address
  0x65746368
  from core
  (invalid char ptr (0x65746368)), so_jrepath = 1600220772,
  jvmpath =
  warning: Unable to access address 0x5f6f7200 from core
  (invalid char ptr (0x5f6f7200)), so_jvmpath = 778462580,
  original_argv =
  0x63685f61), line 480 in "java_md.c"
  CreateExecutionEnvironment(_argcp = 0x6c6f636b, _argvp =
  0x6c002e66,
  jrepath = warning: Unable to access address 0x65746368 from core
  (invalid char ptr (0x65746368)), so_jrepath = 1600220772,
  jvmpath =
  warning: Unable to access address 0x5f6f7200 from core
  (invalid char ptr (0x5f6f7200)), so_jvmpath = 778462580,
  original_argv =
  0x63685f61), line 480 in "java_md.c"
  main(argc = 7, argv = 0x3020ac40), line 303 in "java.c"
  .
  no/A
  

Local fix

• no/A
  

Problem summary

• When the pid of a Java process exceeds 6 character length on
  AIX, JVM will crash
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR11
  .
  Change has been to accommodate upto 8 characters for pid (the
  max possible)
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20120511_01 or later
  

Temporary fix

• no/A
  

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

  JAVA CLASS LIBS

• Fixed component ID

  620700130

Applicable component levels

• R600 PSN

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