PK96220: MEMORY LEAK IN SERIES7 PROVIDER OS SIGNON

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• The memory leak is coming from following function
  parmDoc->loadXML( xml.c_str(), xml.size() )
  This function is called AMs AccessAPI module.
  
  Original Description:
  
  There is memory leak in Series7 provider for OS Signon.
  
  Run PerfMom and moniter the private bytes, there are about 10MB
  over 10 minutes. ( Running Logon/Search/Logoff )
  
  Run Purify, and find that the leak is from the AccessAPI:
  AS_Terminate().
  
  AS_Terminate() is called for every call to clear Series7
  namespaces session( through logoff/ passport expired).
  For each session clearup, there are about 725 bytes leak.
  
  Purify sow that the leak is from Series7 AccessAPI:
  Namespace::_loadAuditLoggingConfigInfo().
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All users                                                    *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error description.                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Upgrade to IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence 8.3 Fix Pack   *
  * 5.                                                           *
  *                                                              *
  * Upgrade to IBM Cognos 8 Business Intelligence 8.4.1.         *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fix in 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:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  COG8 BI INST CO

• Fixed component ID

  5724W12IC

Applicable component levels

• R841 PSN

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