PI89648: USAGE OF PARMCHECK COMPILER OPTION MAY CAUSE RUNTIME ERROR.

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• COBOL program compiled with the PARMCHECK option may fail to
  execute with the following error:
  
  CEE3204S The system detected a protection exception (System
  Completion Code=0C4).
  

Local fix

• When using the PARMCHECK option, the user needs to explicitly
  specify the size of the PARMCHECK buffer instead of excepting
  the default.  For example, use PARMCHECK(MSG,100) instead of
  PARMCHECK(MSG).
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL 6.2 compiling and  *
  *                 running programs with the PARMCHECK option.  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Runtime ABEND, with message:            *
  *                                                              *
  *                      CEE3204S The system detected a          *
  *                      protection exception (System            *
  *                      Completion Code=0C4). From compile      *
  *                      unit TESTPGM1 at entry point            *
  *                      #SRVal000000001 at compile unit offset  *
  *                      +00000304 at entry offset +00000084 at  *
  *                      address 1F000304.                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
  ****************************************************************
  An uninitialized variable in the PARMCHECK processing code
  could sometimes result in an inappropriate length being used
  for the PARMCHECK buffer.
  

Problem conclusion

• The compiler was updated to fix the uninitialized variable
  problem in the PARMCHECK processing code.
  

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:

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 IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0
  IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2 IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2  IGYCOPI
  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  IGYSIDEK IGYZQDRV
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ENT COBOL FOR Z

• Fixed component ID

  5655EC600

Applicable component levels

• R620 PSY UP

     A

• R621 PSY UP

     A

• R622 PSY UI56122

     UP18/06/01 P F805

• R62H PSY UP

     A

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