PH54240: ABEND0C4 in dwarf_dealloc called by COBOL runtime debug support routine get_byte_size

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible in next release.

Error description

• This abend occurs due to support for dynamic length and PIC U
  items not yet being present in the COBOL runtime support for the
  formatting of variable values. This can cause a CEEDUMP or Fault
  Analyzer to terminate on the unsupported item.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 and later      *
  *                 releases running programs that use           *
  *                 DYNAMIC LENGTH or PIC U clauses and produce  *
  *                 a CEEDUMP during program execution.          *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Unexpected 0C4 abend may occur          *
  *                      during CEEDUMP processing or the        *
  *                      generated                               *
  *                      CEEDUMP may be incomplete.              *
  *                                                              *
  *                      One of such abends can occur in entry   *
  *                      'get_byte_size' in IGZCEV4 module.      *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Install the provided PTF.                    *
  ****************************************************************
  NEW FUNCTION.
  
  COB0603T/K COB0604T/K
  

Problem conclusion

Temporary fix

Comments

• NEW FUNCTION.
  
  COBOL Runtime CEEDUMP process has been improved to support
  the following new clauses added to COBOL 6.3 and later releases:
  
  - DYNAMIC LENGTH clause
  - PIC U
  
  For example,
  
  01 D1 PIC X DYNAMIC.
  01 D2 PIC X DYNAMIC LIMIT 3.
  01 D3 PIC U DYNAMIC.
  01 D4 PIC U DYNAMIC LIMIT 3.
  01 D4 PIC U(5).
  01 D4 PIC U byte-length 4.
  

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

• IGZCER4  IGZCEV4  IGZCJNI2 IGZLLIBV IGZXAPI  IGZXCA31 IGZXCDA
  IGZXD24  IGZXDMR  IGZXJNI2 IGZXLPIO IGZXLPKA IGZXLPKB IGZXLPKC
  IGZXLPKD IGZXLPKE IGZXLPKF IGZXLPKG IGZXPK2
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  LE ENT COBOL LI

• Fixed component ID

  568819812

Applicable component levels

• R7C0 PSY UI91839

     UP23/05/26 P F305

• R7D0 PSY UI91840

     UP23/05/26 P F305