PK78155: NULLPOINTER IN THREADSAFEPLUTOINFORMATIONPROVIDERPROXY.TOSTRING

6.1.0.2 Download: WebSphere Portal and Web Content Management V6.1, fix pack 2
6.1.0.3 Download: WebSphere Portal and WCM V6.1 fix pack 3, 6.1.5 feature pack
6.1.0.4 Download: WebSphere Portal and WCM V6.1.0 fix pack 4 & 6.1.5 fix pack 1
6.1.0.5 Download: WebSphere Portal and WCM V6.1.0 fix pack 5
6.1.0.6 Download: WebSphere Portal and WCM V6.1.0 fix pack 6

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Enabling traces can causes an exception like this:
  java.lang.NullPointerException
  at
  com.ibm.wps.state.information.ThreadSafePlutoInformationProvider
  
  roxy.getProvider(ThreadSafePlutoInformationProviderProxy.java:18
  
  )
  at
  com.ibm.wps.state.information.ThreadSafePlutoInformationProvider
  
  roxy.access$000(ThreadSafePlutoInformationProviderProxy.java:57)
  
  
  at
  com.ibm.wps.state.information.ThreadSafePlutoInformationProvider
  
  roxy$1.dump(ThreadSafePlutoInformationProviderProxy.java:143)
  at
  com.ibm.wps.state.logging.DebugParserBase.parse(DebugParserBase.
  
  ava:804)
  at
  com.ibm.wps.state.logging.DebugParserBase.parse(DebugParserBase.
  
  ava:824)
  at
  org.apache.xalan.transformer.TransformerIdentityImpl.transform(T
  
  ansformerIdentityImpl.java:432)
  at com.ibm.wps.state.logging.Helper.dump(Helper.java:186)
  at com.ibm.wps.state.logging.Helper.toString(Helper.java:210)
  at
  com.ibm.wps.state.information.ThreadSafePlutoInformationProvider
  
  roxy.toString(ThreadSafePlutoInformationProviderProxy.java:420)
  

Local fix

• Ignore the NullPointerException or disable traces.
  

Problem summary

• Enabling traces may cause a NullPointerException thrown at
  com.ibm.wps.state.information.ThreadSafePlutoInformationProvider
  Proxy.getProvider
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixing NullPointerException by throwing an expected
  IllegalStateException instead.
  
  Failing Module(s):
     Engine: State handling
  
  Affected Users:
     WebSphere Portal Administrators
  
  Version Information:
      Portal Version(s): 6.0.1.3
       Pre-Requisite(s):
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
      Portal Version(s): 6.0.1.4
       Pre-Requisite(s): PK78430
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
      Portal Version(s): 6.0.1.5
       Pre-Requisite(s): PK78430
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.0
       Pre-Requisite(s):
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
      Portal Version(s): 6.1.0.1
       Pre-Requisite(s):
        Co-Requisite(s): ---
  
  
  Platform Specific:
     This fix applies to all platforms.
  
  A fix is available from Fix Central:
  
  http://www.ibm.com/eserver/support/fixes/fixcentral/swgquickorde
  r?apar=PK78155&productid=WebSphere%20Portal&brandid=5
  
  You may need to type or paste the complete address into your Web
  browser.
  

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 PORTA

• Fixed component ID

  5724E7600

Applicable component levels

• R60G PSY

     UP

• R60H PSY

     UP

• R60J PSY

     UP

• R610 PSY

     UP

• R61A PSY

     UP