IV92186: EXPECTED RAS DUMPS DO NOT OCCUR OR DO NOT OBEY THE REQUESTED -XDUMP PARAMETERS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  Dump agents can be reset via the JVMTI extension
  "com.ibm.ResetVmDump", as healthcenter does, and or by calling
  the Java method com.ibm.jvm.Dump.resetDumpOptions(). This can
  lead to agents with improper state such that dumps do not occur
  or occur fewer times than was requested.
  Use of JVMRI functions DumpRegister or SetOutOfMemoryHook can
  similarly lead to improperly configured dump agents.
  

Local fix

• No known workaround.
  

Problem summary

• The JVM was not managing the state of -Xdump agents correctly in
  all cases.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM has been updated to correctly track the state of -Xdump
  agents.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
     6 R1 SR8 FP40  (6.1.8.40)
     8    SR4       (8.0.4.0)
     7 R1 SR4       (7.1.4.0)
     7    SR10      (7.0.10.0)
  .
  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

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R260 PSY

     UP

• R270 PSY

     UP