PI76489: CHECKOUT USING CTCMD.PM MODULE ABORT JUST BEFORE CHMOD SYSCALL

Rational ClearCase 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 5 (9.0.0.5) for 9.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 1 (9.0.1.1) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 6 (9.0.0.6) for 9.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 2 (9.0.1.2) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 3 (9.0.1.3) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 5 (9.0.1.5) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 6 (9.0.1.6) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 8 (9.0.1.8) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 9 (9.0.1.9) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (9.0.1.10) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (9.0.1.11) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (9.0.1.12) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (9.0.1.13) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Checkout of an element in CtCmd fails just prior to the chmod
  syscall with an "Abort(coredump)".
  The backtrace of the coredump is as follows:
  
  ff0cdcdc _lwp_kill (6, 0, ff135078, ff0ad3b8, ffffffff, 6) + 8
   ff042070 abort    (fed65b1c, 1, 0, ee47c, ff133518, 0) + 110
   fed4e190 tbs_umask_fmode (1ff, 0, 0, fed76f70, 3800, 400) + 40
   fe4f9dd0 copy_checkout_data (1, 0, ffbfe5d0, 1b30b8, 0,
  ffbfe5d0) + 1514
   fe4fdccc vob_utl_checkout_pvt (0, ffbfbd3c, ffbfc730, 0, 0,
  ffbfdfb8) + 12d8
   fee53290 cmd_utl_checkout_with_pop (24f650, ffbfe5d0, ffbfe5d0,
  26337, 26338, 3069d) + 1a8
   fedb705c cmd_checkout_with_pop (ffbff474, ffbfe3c8, 201,
  fee99e04, 0, 0) + de4
   fedb6234 cmd_checkout (ffbff474, ffbff36c, 0, fee99e04, 2ec, 0)
  + 68
   fef42570 cmdsyn_checkout (0, 16f3c0, 1, 23f078, fddf41dc, 1) +
  750
   fef1b3e0 cmdsyn_do_command (165160, fef77ac0, 16f3c0, 42, 210,
  1) + 13c
   fef1b6f4 cmdsyn_exec_dispatch (7c00, 16f3c0, fef78000,
  fef77ac0, 0, 0) + 1b8
   ff24204c dispatched_syn_call (1a8780, ffbff850, ffbff840,
  16f3c0, fef78000, fef77ac0) + b0
   ff242b38 XS_ClearCase__CtCmd_exec (16f3c0, 0, 0, 14ef38, c0,
  14f774) + 530
   000a3ef8 Perl_pp_entersub (a33e8, 152e08, 15552c, 0, 0, 1) +
  b10
   0009a7d8 Perl_runops_standard (14ec00, 0, ffc00000, 800000,
  14f400, 15cc60) + 30
   0003b67c S_run_body (1, 0, 0, ffbffc6b, ff352a00, 14f79c) + 154
   0003b294 perl_run (14f8e8, 25c6c, 2, ffbffb74, 0, 2) + 8c
   00025bd0 main     (2, ffbffb74, ffbffb80, 14f714, ff350100, 0)
  + a0
   000259c8 _start   (0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0) + 5c
  
  WORKAROUND:
  Use IBM Rational ClearCase "cleartool checkout" from the
  commandline instead.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of ClearCase CtCmd.                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Checkout of an element in CtCmd fails just prior to the      *
  * chmod syscall with an "Abort(coredump)".                     *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in CtCmd delivered with ClearCase versions
  9.0.0.5 and 9.0.1.1
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R900 PSY

     UP

• R901 PSY

     UP