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PM09730: CICS PROVIDES A WRONG COMMAREA LENGTH TO API-CROSSING EXIT CSQCAPX 10/05/12 PTF PECHANGE

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Apar PK66562 changed the call to CSQCAPX within DFHMQTRUE from
    an EXEC CICS LINK PROGRAM call to a DFHPGLUM CALL, linking the
    URM.
    Now the commarea passed to CSQCAPX is 2 bytes instead of x'1C'
    as you cen see in the trace:
    .
    
    Trace before apar
    
    ---------------------------
    PG 1101 PGLE  ENTRY - FUNCTION(LINK_EXEC) PROGRAM_NAME(CSQCAPX)
            COMMAREA(30003288 , 0000001C) SYSEIB_REQUEST(NO)
            FORCE_LOCAL(NO)
    .
    Trace After apar
    --------------------------
    PG 0A01 PGLU  ENTRY - FUNCTION(LINK_URM) PROGRAM_NAME(CSQCAPX)
           COMMAREA(2FF03288 , 00000002) SYSTEM_AUTOINSTALL(NO)
           CALLER_THREADSAFE(NO)
    .
    

Local fix

  • N/A
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V4.1    *
    *                 users with UK52619 applied.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: An incorrect COMMAREA size is passed to *
    *                      CSQCAPX from DFHMQTRU.                  *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    A LINK_URM call to CSQCAPX from DFHMQTRU passes an incorrect
    COMMAREA size.
    

Problem conclusion

  • UK52619
    
    DFHMQTRU has been changed to supply the correct length of the
    COMMAREA to CSQCAPX in the DFHPGLUM LINK_URM macro.
    

Temporary fix

  • FIX AVAILABLE BY PTF ONLY
    

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM09730

  • Reported component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V4

  • Reported component ID

    5655S9700

  • Reported release

    600

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    YesPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-03-12

  • Closed date

    2010-05-27

  • Last modified date

    2010-09-07

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

    PM09020

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

    UK57403

Modules/Macros

  •    DFHMQTRU
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    CICS TS Z/OS V4

  • Fixed component ID

    5655S9700

Applicable component levels

  • R600 PSY UK57403

       UP10/06/04 P F006

Fix is available

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Document Information

Modified date:
07 September 2010