Fixes are available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
A memory overlay may happen when issuing a select command with the "-comma" option. This overlay can lead to a Tivoli Storage Manager server crash. Customer/L2 diagnostics: 1:ANR999D message in dsmserv.err , server console or actlog prior to the crash: ANR9999D pkmemory.c(845): Error 10 detected while freeing memory; free was called from admsql.c(6105), memory was allocated from admsql.c(6089). 2: query actlog shows the following select command prior to the server stop: ANR2017I Administrator ADMIN issued command: select * from backups -comma 3: core stack: (gdb) where #0 0x00000032f3830265 in raise () from /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6 #1 0x00000032f3831d10 in abort () from /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6 #2 0x00000032f386a99b in __libc_message ()from /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6 #3 0x00000032f38730fe in _int_malloc ()from /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6 #4 0x00000032f3874e2e in malloc () from /space/kris/pmr/61949/lib64/libc.so.6 #5 0x0000000000caacf8 in pkAllocTrackedUsingMode (file=0xd8d902 "admsql.c", line=6089, func=0xd8de2b "DoOutputElement", amount=4096, mode=6)at pkmemory.c:449 #6 0x0000000000caadff in pkAllocTracked (file=0x448d <Address 0x448d out of bounds>, line=1162, func=0x6 <Address 0x6 out of bounds>, amount=4294967295) at pkmemory.c:348 #7 0x000000000051f766 in DoOutputElement (stream=<value optimized out>, displayObj=<value optimized out>, isNullItem=False, dispStrP=0x5d78e68 "8", dispStrLen=12, tgtStrPP=0x45ea9b58, tgtBufSize=0x45ea9b64, delimCharP=0xf19c29 ",", lastForLine=False)at admsql.c:6089 #8 0x0000000000520ed4 in NewAdmSQLExecute (cmdP=0x4686e58, sqlcmd=0x45eabd90 "select * from backups ", doSteps=<value optimized out>, inSqlAnchor=0x0, inSqlSessP=0x0, inNumResultCols=0x0, fetchReq=0, inRowsFetched=0x0) at admsql.c:3466 #9 0x0000000000521ff4 in AdmSQLExecute (cmdP=0x4686e58) at admsql.c:2167 #10 0x00000000004839ce in AdmCommandLocal (cmdP=0x4686e58, cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=<value optimized out>, validateOnly=False)at admcmd.c:2179 #11 0x0000000000484844 in admCommand (cmdP=0x4686e58, cmdMode=admAnyCmd, impliedCommit=True, confirmReq=True, validateOnly=False) at admcmd.c:1920 #12 0x0000000000b187ba in SmAdminCommandThread (smCmdP=<value optimized out>)at smadmin.c:1322 #13 0x0000000000cb0c7b in StartThread (startInfoP=0x4191978) at pkthread.c:3365 Version/Platform affected: tivoli storage manager server v61 , v62 on all supported platforms
Local fix
Stop using -comma option with the select command
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See error description. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation: * * Apply fixing level when available. This * * problem is currently projected to be fixed * * in levels 6.1.5.2, 6.2.3.1 and * * 6.2.4. Note that this is * * subject to change at the discretion of IBM. * **************************************************************** *
Problem conclusion
This problem was fixed. Affected platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, and Windows.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IC78835
Reported component name
TSM SERVER
Reported component ID
5698ISMSV
Reported release
62L
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2011-09-22
Closed date
2011-09-26
Last modified date
2013-08-22
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
TSM SERVER
Fixed component ID
5698ISMSV
Applicable component levels
R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61L PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61W PSY
UP
R62A PSY
UP
R62H PSY
UP
R62L PSY
UP
R62S PSY
UP
R62W PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 September 2021