PM39247: HISTORYMANAGER PREPROCESSOR CAUSES OUT-OF-MEMORY ERRORS IF CIRCU LAR SELECTION MAPPINGS EXIST

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The HistoryManager preprocessor can cause out-of-memory errors
  if circular selection mappings exist in the navigational state.
  The following exceptions can be seen in that case:
  
  java/util/LinkedList.addLastImpl(LinkedList.java:312(Compiled
  Code))
  java/util/LinkedList.add(LinkedList.java(Compiled Code))
  com/ibm/wps/state/preprocessors/history/HistoryManager
  .historyListFromState(HistoryManager.java:504(Compiled Code))
  com/ibm/wps/state/preprocessors/history/HistoryManager
  .process(HistoryManager.java:254)
  com/ibm/wps/state/preprocessors/PreProcessorChain
  .process(PreProcessorChain.java:88(Compiled Code))
  com/ibm/wps/state/phases/PhaseManagerImpl
  .processState(PhaseManagerImpl.java:862)
  com/ibm/wps/state/phases/PhaseManagerImpl
  .decodeState(PhaseManagerImpl.java:328)
  com/ibm/wps/state/phases/PhaseManagerImpl.next(PhaseManagerImpl
  .java:687)
  com/ibm/wps/state/phases/AbstractPhaseManager
  .next(AbstractPhaseManager.java:125)
  com/ibm/wps/engine/phases/WPInitPhase.next(WPInitPhase
  .java:533)
  com/ibm/wps/engine/Servlet.doGet(Servlet.java:574(Compiled
  Code))
  javax/servlet/http/HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet
  .java:718(Compiled Code))
  
  Opened for release 7001
  

Local fix

• Disable preprocessor "HistoryManager" by removing it from the
  list of setting "preprocessors" in resource environment
  provider
  "WP StateManagerService".
  

Problem summary

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the 7.0.0.1
  Combined Cumulative Fix 004 (PM37009) which is available from
  Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swg/quickord
  er?productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5&apar=PM37009
  
  You might need to type or paste the complete address into your
  Web browser.
  

Problem conclusion

• A code fix for this issue is integrated into the 7.0.0.1
  Combined Cumulative Fix 004 (PM37009) which is available from
  Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swg/quickord
  er?productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5&apar=PM37009
  
  You might need to type or paste the complete address into your
  Web browser.
  

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

  WEBSPHERE PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R700 PSY

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