IV69759: CRASH IN JVM WHEN PID GREATER THAN 6 DIGITS NUMBER ON AIX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: _doprnt(??, ??, ??) at 0x20053ff8
  <OSB>/usr/lib/libc.a(shr.o)<CSB>snprintf(....) at 0x2004b608
  <OSB>untrusted:
  /usr/lib/libc.a(shr.o)<CSB>setAndRemember(.........), line 1954
  in "java_md_solinux.c"setEnvVars(........), line 2051 in
  "java_md_solinux.c"unnamed block in
  CreateExecutionEnvironment(...........), line 627 in
  "java_md_solinux.c"unnamed block in
  CreateExecutionEnvironment(...........), line 627 in
  "java_md_solinux.c"CreateExecutionEnvironment(.............),
  line 627 in "java_md_solinux.c"unnamed block in
  JLI_Launch(..............), line 468 in
  "java.c"JLI_Launch(..............'), line 468 in
  "java.c"main(argc = 0, argv = (nil)), line 204 in "main.c"
  .
  

Local fix

• Not available
  

Problem summary

• When the pid of a Java process exceeds 6 character length on AIX
  , JVM will crash
  

Problem conclusion

• JVM  has been updated to accommodate upto 8 characters for pid
  (the max possible)
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     7    SR9       (7.0.9.0)
     7 R1 SR3       (7.1.3.0)
     8    SR1       (8.0.1.0)
  .
  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 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

• R700 PSY

     UP

• R800 PSY

     UP