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IV57350: DLSYM RETURNS EINVAL WHEN 4.2 BINARIES & OLDER ARE RUN ON AIX6.1 APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Binaries compiled with AIX C/C++ compiler 4.2 release and
older level encounter a problem in some cases when trying
to resolve a symbol through a dlsym call. Dlsym fails to
lookup the symbol and returns an EINVAL.

The binaries geenrated by Aix C/C++ 4.2 and older
compilers  when run on Aix 6.1 can fail with EINVAL.

Local fix

  • Currently no local fix is available

Problem summary

  • In a program linked on AIX 4.1 or earlier, calls to dlsym()
fail with EINVAL.

Problem conclusion

  • dlopen related data structures have been populated with
incorrect values for older binaries,Now it has been fixed in
such a way that dlopen related data structures should contain
proper values.

Temporary fix

  • 



Comments


    

  • 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV57344
6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV57344
6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV57344
7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV57350
7100-04 - use AIX APAR IV57362

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV57350
    • 

  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
    • 

  • Reported release
    710
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2014-03-24
    • 

  • Closed date
    2014-03-24
    • 

  • Last modified date
    2016-05-10
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV15891
    

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

    
U866405
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
    • 



Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U866405
       UP14/05/22  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            10 May 2016
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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