IV97359: FSTATX FAILED WITH ERRNO=9 WHEN LAUNCH JAVA PROCESS WITH PROCESSBUILDER IF CALL PROCESSBUILDER.INHERITIO() ON IBM I

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: fstatx failed with errno=9 when launch java
  process with ProcessBuilder if call ProcessBuilder.inheritIO()
  on IBM i
  .
  Stack Trace: java.lang.InternalError: fstatx failure, errno=9,
  extra=-1
  at java.lang.UNIXProcess.forkAndExec(Native Method)
  at java.lang.UNIXProcess.<init>(UNIXProcess.java:201)
  at java.lang.ProcessImpl.start(ProcessImpl.java:164)
  at java.lang.ProcessBuilder.start(ProcessBuilder.java:1040)
  at TestMain.main(TestMain.java:34)
  .
  N/A
  

Local fix

• N/A
  

Problem summary

• Exception occurred when customer create a child process using
  ProcessBuilder and call ProcessBuilder.inheritIO() at the same
  time.
  

Problem conclusion

• Following methods are added by Oracle since 7.0, IBM i JDK only
  support PIPE communication between parent process and child
  process. Need to extend, such as Redirect.INHERIT, and
  Redirect.FILE
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     8    SR4 FP10  (8.0.4.10)
     7    SR10 FP10 (7.0.10.10)
     7 R1 SR4 FP10  (7.1.4.10)
  .
  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

• R800 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP