PM52011: LAUNCHER STOPPED WITH RESULT 139 AFTER MAP FAILS WITH ONE OR MORE INPUTS WAS INVALID - RETURN CODE 8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After the map fails with One or more inputs was invalid - return
  code 8, the Launcher stopped with result 139.
  

Local fix

• WTXCQ - WTX00038751
  LV / CH
  Circumvention: None
  

Problem summary

• Users Affected:
  WebSphere Transformation Extender customers using Launcher on
  UNIX
  
  Problem Description:
  Launcher process crashes in DeleteIOFiles or in some other
  function due to memory corruption. The stack of the thread which
  executes the map gets corrupted.
  The corruption happens if the highest level map in msl fails and
  the full path of the compiled map file is longer than 64
  characters.
  
  
  Platforms Affected:
  1    AIX (32BITS)
  2    AIX (64BITS)
  3    HPUX(Itanium) (32 BITS)
  4    HPUX(Itanium) (64 BITS)
  5    HPUX(risc) (32BITS)
  6    HPUX(risc) (64BITS)
  7    LINUX (32 BITS)
  8    LINUX (64 BITS)
  9    Solaris (32BITS)
  10    Solaris (64BITS)
  11    z/USS (32 BITS)
  12    zLinux (64 BITS)
  

Problem conclusion

• Corrected code to allocate enough storage for the error message
  in case of the map failure.
  
  Delivered in:
  8.1.0.6, 8.2.0.6, 8.3.0.5, 8.4.0.0
  

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

  WEBSPHERE LAUNC

• Fixed component ID

  5724M4011

Applicable component levels

• R810 PSY

     UP

• R820 PSY

     UP

• R830 PSY

     UP

• R840 PSY

     UP