APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Error Message: Application hangs when two threads work on 2 Writer instances with the same underlying FileWriter. An example scenario, one thread is working on a FileWriter while another thread is working on a PrintWriter instance which uses same FileWriter instance as the former thread. . Stack Trace: Blocked on: java/io/FileOutputStream@0x23144B88 Owned by: "Thread-5"Java callstack:at java/io/OutputStreamWriter.write(OutputStreamWriter.java:212)at java/io/PrintWriter.write(PrintWriter.java:416)(entered lock: java/io/FileWriter@0x23144B60, entry count: 1)at testcase$bar.run(testcase.java:28)at java/lang/Thread.run(Thread.java:785)Blocked on: java/io/FileWriter@0x23144B60 Owned by: "Thread-6"Java callstack:at sun/nio/cs/StreamEncoder.write(StreamEncoder.java:129)at java/io/OutputStreamWriter.emptyBuffer(OutputStreamWriter.java:3 02)(entered lock: java/io/FileOutputStream@0x23144B88, entry count: 2)at java/io/OutputStreamWriter.write(OutputStreamWriter.java:215)(en tered lock: java/io/FileOutputStream@0x23144B88, entry count: 1)at testcase$bar.run(testcase.java:28)at java/lang/Thread.run(Thread.java:785) .
Local fix
Problem summary
The hang arises due to threads acquiring multiple locks related to Writer class in different order.
Problem conclusion
The locking sequences are streamlined to prevent the deadlocks in multi-threaded scenarios. . This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases: 6 SR16 FP4 (6.0.16.4) 8 SR1 (8.0.1.0) 7 R1 SR3 (7.1.3.0) 6 R1 SR8 FP4 (6.1.8.4) 7 SR9 (7.0.9.0) . Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service Refreshes and Fix Packs. For those running stand-alone, information about the available Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at: https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IV68216
Reported component name
JAVA CLASS LIBS
Reported component ID
620700130
Reported release
600
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2015-01-05
Closed date
2015-04-08
Last modified date
2015-04-08
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
JAVA CLASS LIBS
Fixed component ID
620700130
Applicable component levels
R600 PSY
UP
R800 PSY
UP
R700 PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
08 April 2015