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PM24502: HANG IN ASESSWEBINVOCATIONCOLLABORATOR.JAVA IN PREINVOKE STATUS LEADS TO POSSIBLE HTTP REQUEST TIMEOUT AND EC3 ABEND

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6.1.0.37: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP3 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.17: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.47: WebSphere Application Server V6.1 Fix Pack 47
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.39: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP4 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.41: Java SDK 1.5 SR12 FP5 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.43: Java SDK 1.5 SR13 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.45: Java SDK 1.5 SR14 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
6.1.0.47: Java SDK 1.5 SR16 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.19: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.21: Java SDK 1.6 SR9 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.23: Java SDK 1.6 SR10 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere
7.0.0.25: Java SDK 1.6 SR11 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.27: Java SDK 1.6 SR12 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.29: Java SDK 1.6 SR13 FP2 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.45: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP60 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.31: Java SDK 1.6 SR15 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.35: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP1 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.37: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP3 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.39: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP7 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.41: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP20 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
7.0.0.43: Java SDK 1.6 SR16 FP41 Cumulative Fix for WebSphere Application Server
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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • It is possible that WAS can ignore a notifcation that an
    Activity completed.  If the Activity Session (AS) then times
    out there is a possibility that the AS can hang pending a
    notification.  At this point depending on server configuration
    the thread will either hang or cause an HTTP request time out.
    Also, depending on the server configuration the HTTP request
    time out can cause an EC3 ABEND.
    
    The hung thread Java Stack:
    Java stack:
    -----------
    
    Method
    Location
    ------
    --------
    java/lang/Object.wait
    Object.java
    java/lang/Object.wait
    Object.java:199
    com/ibm/ws/ActivitySession/ASessWebInvocationCollaborator.preInv
    oke          ASessWebInvocationCollaborator.java:211
    com/ibm/ws/wswebcontainer/servlet/ServletWrapper.handleRequest
    ServletWrapper.java:461
    com/ibm/ws/webcontainer/servlet/CacheServletWrapper.handleReques
    t            CacheServletWrapper.java:90
    com/ibm/ws/webcontainer/WebContainer.handleRequest
    WebContainer.java:744
    com/ibm/ws/wswebcontainer/WebContainer.handleRequest
    WebContainer.java:1455
    com/ibm/ws/webcontainer/channel/WCChannelLink.ready
    WCChannelLink.java:115
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:  All users of IBM WebSphere Application      *
    *                  Server V6.1.0                               *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: If an Activity Session (AS) that is     *
    *                      linked to an HTTP Session times out     *
    *                      when the request is with the client,    *
    *                      the AS can hang when the request is     *
    *                      received back on the server, pending    *
    *                      a notification that the state has       *
    *                      changed.  This notification will        *
    *                      never occur. The thread hang shows      *
    *                      the following stack :                   *
    *                                                              *
    *                      com/ibm/ws/ActivitySession/ASessWebInvo *
    *                      cationCollaborator.preInvoke            *
    *                      ASessWebInvocationCollaborator.java:211 *
    *                      com/ibm/ws/wswebcontainer/servlet/Servl *
    *                      etWrapper.handleRequest                 *
    *                      ServletWrapper.java:461                 *
    *                      com/ibm/ws/webcontainer/servlet/CacheSe *
    *                      rvletWrapper.handleRequest              *
    *                      CacheServletWrapper.java:90             *
    *                      com/ibm/ws/webcontainer/WebContainer.ha *
    *                      ndleRequest WebContainer.java:744       *
    *                      com/ibm/ws/wswebcontainer/WebContainer. *
    *                      handleRequest WebContainer.java:1455    *
    *                      com/ibm/ws/webcontainer/channel/WCChann *
    *                      elLink.ready WCChannelLink.java:115     *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    When an Activity Session that is linked to an HTTP Session
    times out, the timeout is processed immediately, and the
    Activity is completed as designed.  However, if the timeout
    occurs during the period when the request is back with the
    client, the next linked HTTP request that arrives attempts to
    resume the linked Activity Session, which succeeds even though
    the Activity is now completed.  During subsequent processing
    of incoming requests, the Activity Session state is now
    incorrect, and the processing thread hangs in the collaborator
    preinvoke.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Correct the timeout processing of an Activity Session linked
    to an HTTP Session, in the circumstances when the timeout
    occurs when the request is back with the client.
    
    APAR PM24502 is currently targeted for inclusion in
    Service Level (Fix Pack) 6.1.0.37 of WebSphere
    Application Server V6.1
    
    Please refer to URL:
    //www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=404&uid=swg27006970
    for Fix Pack availability.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PM24502

  • Reported component name

    WEBSPHERE FOR Z

  • Reported component ID

    5655I3500

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt

  • Submitted date

    2010-10-14

  • Closed date

    2010-12-20

  • Last modified date

    2011-05-02

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

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

    PM37635

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    WEBSPHERE FOR Z

  • Fixed component ID

    5655I3500

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY UK65883

       UP11/04/06 P F104

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Document Information

Modified date:
25 October 2021