OA44196: NETVIEW'S SSI TASK TERMINATES DURING INITIALIZATION. 14/02/27 PTF PECHANGE

Obtain the fix for this APAR.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• NetView's SSI terminates with a non-zero return code and
  the return code is un-documented.  There were no messages
  or abends issued.
  *****
  Additional symptoms reported in PMRs resolved by this APAR.
  Added by RJC on 11 September, 2014.
  NETVIEW SSI terminates / abends with any non-zero return or
  condition code that is a multiple of 8.
  Examples of reported condition codes are: 112, 128, 384.
  IEF142I SSI - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0112
  IEF142I NETVSSI NETVSSI - STEP WAS EXECUTED - COND CODE 0128
  *****
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of Tivoli NetView for z/OS V6R1    *
  *                 who have PTF UA70457 applied.                *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: After PTF UA70457 is applied, starting  *
  *                      the NetView SSI address space might     *
  *                      result in immediate termination with no *
  *                      error messages, and the return code is  *
  *                      not a documented one.                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  Code changed by APAR OA42162 caused existing code to be moved
  into a subroutine, with the call to the subroutine expecting a
  return code back. However, this subroutine doesn't return a
  return code, so what the compiler does is uses what was last in
  register 15. This would be either the result of a SYSEVENT macro
  with TRANSWAP specified (if a SCHEDxx member with a PPT
  statement with PGMNAME(CNMINIT) and NOSWAP was being used) or
  the result of the subsequent WAIT macro (if CNMINIT hadn't been
  defined with NOSWAP). The documentation for both of these macros
  indicates that register 15 is used as a work register, so
  whatever ends up in register 15 is what the code will use as the
  return code. If this is non-zero, the SSI terminates with that
  value as the return code.
  

Problem conclusion

• Module CNMINIT is being changed such that the subroutine returns
  a relevant return code.
  

Temporary fix

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Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

  OA44238 UA72262

Modules/Macros

• CNMINIT
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  NETVIEW FOR Z/O

• Fixed component ID

  5697NV600

Applicable component levels

• R10B PSY UA72262

     UP14/02/27 P F402 ®

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