PH63108: IGYRC5108-U COBOL COMPILER TERMINATING... ABENDS0C4 WITH THE COMPILER IN THE LINKLIST OR APF AUTHORIZED

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The compiler is inadvertently updating itself, leading to an 0C4
  
  abend if the compiler is loaded in store protected memory as is
  the case when the compiler is linklisted or APF authorized.
  
  In addition to the IGYRC5108-U message, there's a display like
  
  PROGRAM CHECK, INTERRUPT CODE 04
  PSW 078D1F00 A263E6B0
  REGISTERS 0 - 15:
  ... CURRENT COBOL COMPILER PHASE: IGYCPGEN (STORAGE LOC:
  A25526E8)
  LAST MODULE RECORDING CONTROL: IGYPTEMP (STORAGE LOC: 2263E480)
  INTERRUPT OCCURRED AT STORAGE LOCATION: 0063E6AC
  
  to be seen, where the LAST MODULE may also be some other
  compiler module.
  

Local fix

• Unless the compiler is APF authorized, access the compiler using
  
  STEPLIB
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.3 who have their *
  *                 compiler APF authorized or located in the    *
  *                 linklist or LPA and are compiling programs   *
  *                 that pass an alphanumeric argument in a CALL *
  *                 statement BY CONTENT.                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Compiler abort with message:            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      PROGRAM CHECK, INTERRUPT CODE 04        *
  *                      PSW 078D1F00 CA88D6B0                   *
  *                      REGISTERS 0 - 15:                       *
  *                      :                                       *
  *                      CURRENT COBOL COMPILER PHASE:           *
  *                        IGYCPGEN (STORAGE LOC: CA46E6E8)      *
  *                      LAST MODULE RECORDING CONTROL:          *
  *                        IGYPTEMP (STORAGE LOC: 4A88D480)      *
  *                      INTERRUPT OCCURRED AT STORAGE           *
  *                         LOCATION: 0088D6AC                   *
  *                      CURRENT LINE NUMBER: 000078             *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the IBM-provided PTF                   *
  ****************************************************************
  A piece of memory in the compiler's CSECT was being
  inadvertently written to during the processing of alphanumeric
  BY CONTENT arguments in CALL statements. While the write did not
  harm the memory, in some environments, the write to the
  compiler's own CSECT memory can fail with a S0C4 abend.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to correct the inadvertent write to the
  compiler's CSECT memory.
  

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:

  UI98464 UI98465 UI98466

Modules/Macros

• IGY8RWTU IGYCASMB IGYCCBE  IGYCCCRT IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN
  IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4
  IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8 IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE IGYCINIT
  IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1 IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8
  IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2
  IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR
  IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1
  IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8 IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R
  IGYCXREF IGYDRV   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK  IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE
  IGYQSPLT IGYZQEN6 IGYZQENU IGYZQJP6 IGYZQJPN
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R630 PSY UI98464

     UP24/09/28 P F409

• R631 PSY UI98465

     UP24/09/28 P F409

• R632 PSY UI98466

     UP24/09/28 P F409

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