IT41918: ACE MAY ABEND ON SHUTDOWN INSIDE NODEJS DUE TO AN ASSERTION FAILURE

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The Node.js runtime inside ACE may abend on shutdown of an
  integration server with the console log showing an assertion
  failure:
  
  node.js process.on('exit') event emitted with exitCode of 0
  IIB_integration_server_IS_Customer[2626870]:
  ../src/node.cc:747:void node::ResetStdio(): Assertion `!(err !=
  0) || (err == -1 && (*__errno_location ()) == 1)' failed.
  1: 0x7f81f6d58d98 node::Abort()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  2: 0x7f81f6d58e16
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  3: 0x7f81f6d17c8f node::ResetStdio()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  4: 0x7f81f6d9b655 node::NodeMainInstance::Run()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  5: 0x7f81f6d1bf1f node::Start(int, char**)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  6: 0x7f81fc8fcfda ImbNodejsManager::runNodejs(ImbOsThread*)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libImbNodejsHost.so]
  7: 0x7f81fc8fd89b
  ImbNodejsManager::Parameters::run(ImbOsThread*)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libImbNodejsHost.so]
  8: 0x7f81ff35a2ba
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libCommonServices.so]
  9: 0x7f81ff3a6570 ImbOsThread::threadRun()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libCommonServices.so]
  10: 0x7f81ff3e2826 ImbOsThread::threadBootStrap(void*)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libCommonServices.so]
  11: 0x7f8201ff617a  [/lib64/libpthread.so.0]
  12: 0x7f81fe5aedf3 clone [/lib64/libc.so.6]
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  USERS AFFECTED:
  All users of IBM App Connect Enterprise on AIX or Linux.
  
  
  Platforms affected:
  AIX, Linux on Power platform, Linux on x86-64 platform, Linux on
  zSeries platform
  
  ****************************************************************
  PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:
  The Node.js runtime inside ACE may abend on shutdown of an
  integration server with the console log showing an assertion
  failure:
  
  node.js process.on('exit') event emitted with exitCode of 0
  IIB_integration_server_IS_Customer[2626870]:
  ../src/node.cc:747:void node::ResetStdio(): Assertion `!(err !=
  0) || (err == -1 && (*__errno_location ()) == 1)' failed.
  1: 0x7f81f6d58d98 node::Abort()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  2: 0x7f81f6d58e16
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  3: 0x7f81f6d17c8f node::ResetStdio()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  4: 0x7f81f6d9b655 node::NodeMainInstance::Run()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  5: 0x7f81f6d1bf1f node::Start(int, char**)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libnode.so.83]
  6: 0x7f81fc8fcfda ImbNodejsManager::runNodejs(ImbOsThread*)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libImbNodejsHost.so]
  7: 0x7f81fc8fd89b
  ImbNodejsManager::Parameters::run(ImbOsThread*)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libImbNodejsHost.so]
  8: 0x7f81ff35a2ba
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libCommonServices.so]
  9: 0x7f81ff3a6570 ImbOsThread::threadRun()
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libCommonServices.so]
  10: 0x7f81ff3e2826 ImbOsThread::threadBootStrap(void*)
  [/opt/IBM/ace-12.0.3.0/server/lib/libCommonServices.so]
  11: 0x7f8201ff617a  [/lib64/libpthread.so.0]
  12: 0x7f81fe5aedf3 clone [/lib64/libc.so.6]
  

Problem conclusion

• ACE now runs the Node.js runtime in such a way that this
  assertion is no longer needed and therefore the abend is no
  longer possible.
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  The fix is targeted for delivery in the following PTFs:
  
  Version    Maintenance Level
  v12.0      12.0.7.0
  
  The latest available maintenance can be obtained from:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006041
  
  If the maintenance level is not yet available,information on
  its planned availability can be found on:
  http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=849&uid=swg27006308
  ---------------------------------------------------------------
  

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

  APP CONNECT ENT

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0550

Applicable component levels