PH37318: CACHING PROXY DOES NOT RELEASE THREAD RESOURCES FOR THREAD USED TO ARCHIVE LOG FILES.

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Caching Proxy does not release thread resources for thread used
  to archive log files. As the result, pthread_create in
  archive_StartThread may fails with rc=11.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:  Users of IBM Caching Proxy                  *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Caching Proxy can fail to create        *
  *                      threads                                 *
  *                      at midnight used to archive log files.  *
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  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
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  Caching Proxy does not release thread resources for threads
  created at midnight to archive log files. This results in
  Caching
  Proxy eventually running out of memory and failing to create
  archiver threads at midnight. The memory leak is slow as it only
  happens once a day, and it will take several months of Caching
  Proxy running without being restarted to occur.
  

Problem conclusion

• Caching Proxy was updated to release the thread resources for th
  archiver threads.
  
  This fix is targeted for IBM HTTP Server fix packs:
  - 9.0.5.9
  - 8.5.5.21
  

Temporary fix

• Restart Caching Proxy.
  

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

  WEBS CACH PROXY

• Fixed component ID

  5724H8810

Applicable component levels