IT36700: SIGSEGV within TXSeries cicsas process when trying to get/convert a message

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An FDC file is written by the MQ library code in the cicsas
  process.  The MQ functionality fails.
  
  These are the essential details from the FDC file.  Note that MQ
  code (xxxCodeConv) has called into CICS code (PCHostMM).  This
  should not have happened.
  
  Probe Id :- XC130003
  Component :- xehExceptionHandler
  Comment1 :- SIGSEGV: address not mapped(0x48)
  
  libmqmcs_r.so(xehExceptionHandler+0x6aa)
  /opt/ibm/cics/lib/libcicsrt.so(PCHostMM+0x4f)
  libmqmcs_r.so(xxxCodeConv+0x13d)
  
  -----
  These are the essential details from the cicsas<PID>.traceback
  file:
  
  #8  0xf4115b28 in xehExceptionHandler () from libmqmcs_r.so
  #9  <signal handler called>
  #10 0xf74faf9f in PCHostMM () from
  /opt/ibm/cics/lib/libcicsrt.so
  #11 0xf420b64d in xxxCodeConv () from libmqmcs_r.so
  #12 0xf421d640 in xcsConvertStringEx () from libmqmcs_r.so
  #13 0xf421e993 in xcsConvertString () from libmqmcs_r.so
  #14 0xf3f32461 in vxtConvertCharsFn () from libmqxzu_r.so
  #15 0xf3f1abed in vwb_string () from libmqxzu_r.so
  #16 0xf3f318b7 in vwaConvert () from libmqxzu_r.so
  #17 0xf3f16a07 in vpiConvertData () from libmqxzu_r.so
  #18 0xf4d85c52 in zstMQGET () from libmqzi_r.so
  #19 0xf4d67c87 in MQGET_Server_Call () from libmqzi_r.so
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  Users of MQ and CICS using data conversion (example: MQGET with
  MQGMO_CONVERT) in the same cics process.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  MultiPlatform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  MQ's call from internal function xxxCodeConv to MQ's own
  internal function PCHostMM in the same source file was
  unexpectedly being fixed up by the runtime linker to the
  same-named function in a CICS shared library.  The design
  requires that the call be made into MQ's own function.
  

Problem conclusion

• MQ's internal function PCHostMM and all similar functions in the
  same area have been renamed, to have an MQ-internal prefix that
  will avoid this problem happening in future.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v9.0 LTS   9.0.0.12
  v9.1 LTS   9.1.0.9
  v9.2 LTS   9.2.0.3
  v9.x CD    9.2.3
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from
  'WebSphere MQ Recommended Fixes'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006037
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available information on
  its planned availability can be found in 'WebSphere MQ
  Planned Maintenance Release Dates'
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=171&uid=swg27006309
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  IBM MQ BASE M/P

• Fixed component ID

  5724H7261

Applicable component levels