IV43237: EXCESSIVE OUTPUT IN JAVACORE CLASSES SECTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: N/A
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  The classes section in a javacore dump from the IBM SDK contains
  excessive output. An opening square bracket, indicating an array
  class, is repeated many times:
  1CLTEXTCLLOD    ClassLoader loaded classes
  2CLTEXTCLLOAD    Loader *System*(0x00007F2078CF0340)
  3CLTEXTCLASS
  <OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB
  ><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OS
  B><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><O
  SB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><
  OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB>
  <OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB><OSB> etc etc etc
  

Local fix

• Problem is transient, workaround is to obtain another javacore.
  

Problem summary

• The problem is caused by in-flight data in the class data
  structures in the JVM when the the javacore was taken.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  7.0.0 SR5
  6.0.1 SR6
  .
  The JVM code that produces the javacore has been updated to
  prevent the excessive output from occurring.
  

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

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