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IC80138: WINDOWS: INFORMIX CRASHES IF THE CRT/OS FUNCTION CALLS RAISEEXCEPTION()

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Informix crashes with no assertion failure or other trace
    information.
    
    Here's the stack as it looks from windbg ...
    
    0:006:x86> k
    *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export
    symbols for RPCRT4.dll -
    ChildEBP RetAddr
    WARNING: Stack unwind information not available. Following
    frames may be wrong.
    KERNEL32!RaiseException
    RPCRT4!RpcRaiseException
    RPCRT4!NdrpReleaseTypeFormatString
    *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export
    symbols for DNSAPI.dll -
    RPCRT4!NdrGetBuffer
    DNSAPI!DnsValidateName_W
    DNSAPI!DnsValidateName_W
    DNSAPI!DnsValidateName_W
    *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export
    symbols for MSWSOCK.dll -
    DNSAPI!DnsQuery_W
    MSWSOCK
    MSWSOCK
    *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export
    symbols for WS2_32.dll -
    MSWSOCK
    WS2_32!WSALookupServiceNextW
    WS2_32!WSALookupServiceNextW
    WS2_32!WSALookupServiceNextW
    WS2_32!WSALookupServiceNextWa
    WS2_32!SetAddrInfoExW
    WS2_32!WSAConnect
    *** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for
    C:\informix\bin\oninit.exe
    *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export
    symbols for C:\informix\bin\oninit.exe -
    WS2_32!getnameinfo
    oninit!rupshift
    oninit!rupshift
    

Local fix

  • To turn off SEHOP:
    Use regedit to set the value of
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session
    Manager\kernel\DisableExceptionChainValidation to 1 and reboot.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * All users.                                                   *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * INFORMIX SERVER CRASHES IF THE CRT/OS FUNCTION CALLS         *
    * RAISEEXCEPTION().                                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Upgrade to Informix server version 11.50.xC10 when           *
    * available.                                                   *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • The problem was fixed in Informix server version 11.50.xC10.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IC80138

  • Reported component name

    INFORMIX SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5725A3900

  • Reported release

    B50

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2011-12-01

  • Closed date

    2017-06-15

  • Last modified date

    2024-09-24

  • 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

    INFORMIX SERVER

  • Fixed component ID

    5725A3900

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSGU8G","label":"Informix Servers"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"B50","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
24 September 2024