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IV69810: NON-INITIALIZED ARRAYS CAUSE CORE DUMP IN NMON APPLIES TO AIX 7100-03

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • topas_nmon core dump with below stack:
(dbx) where
strlen() at 0xd0105880
_doprnt(??, ??, ??) at 0xd0133c10
fprintf(0xf082e2a0, 0x300027d8, 0x2ff30030, 0x7f7f0000,
0x0, 0x11a60065,0x11a60065, 0x2ff2fff0) at 0xd012bfb4
find_sea_child() at 0x1004cebc
print_headers(??, ??, ??) at 0x10015288
nmon_loop(??) at 0x1001043c
nmon_main(??, ??) at 0x10010f44
expand_args(??, ??) at 0x10012908
nmon_main(??, ??) at 0x100110e4
main(??, ??) at 0x10001b74

Local fix

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Problem summary


    

  • topas_nmon core dump with following stack:
strlen() at 0xd0105880
_doprnt(??, ??, ??) at 0xd0133c10
fprintf(0xf082e2a0, 0x300027d8, 0x2ff30030, 0x7f7f0000,
0x0, 0x11a60065,0x11a60065, 0x2ff2fff0) at 0xd012bfb4
find_sea_child() at 0x1004cebc
print_headers(??, ??, ??) at 0x10015288
nmon_loop(??) at 0x1001043c
nmon_main(??, ??) at 0x10010f44
expand_args(??, ??) at 0x10012908
nmon_main(??, ??) at 0x100110e4
main(??, ??) at 0x10001b74

    



Problem conclusion


    

  • The array is initialized to avoid garbage value to avoid
crash.

    



Temporary fix


    

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Comments


    

  • 6100-09 - use AIX APAR IV66988
7100-03 - use AIX APAR IV69810

    



APAR Information




    

  • APAR number
    IV69810
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  • Reported component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Reported component ID
    5765H4000
    • 

  • Reported release
    710
    • 

  • Status
    CLOSED  PER
    • 

  • PE
    NoPE
    • 

  • HIPER
    NoHIPER
    • 

  • Submitted date
    2015-02-23
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  • Closed date
    2015-02-23
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  • Last modified date
    2015-05-22
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  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:
    

    
IV66988
    

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  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:
    

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Fix information


    

  • Fixed component name
    AIX V7.1
    • 

  • Fixed component ID
    5765H4000
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Applicable component levels


    

  • R710  PSY  U865843
       UP15/05/19  I  1000
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            Modified date:
            

            22 May 2015
            

            
                      

        


        

        


      

    

  



    

  

  
    
            

          
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