A fix is available
APAR status
Closed as program error.
Error description
Customers' may run into an issue where an admin session command completes then the TSM server may crash. Before the command thread can release the mutex on the thread descriptor the waiting thread freed the thread descriptor causing a segmentation fault/crash in the PkTrackMutexRelease function. . Customer/L2 Diagnostics: Call stack: Program terminated with signal 11, Segmentation fault. #0 0x0000000000bec9e7 in PkTrackMutexRelease () . 4 6=============================================================== ========== 4 6 4 6 #0 0x0000000000bec9e7 in PkTrackMutexRelease () #1 0x0000000000beff0d in pkReleaseMutex () #2 0x0000000000bef087 in FinishThread () #3 0x0000000000a7d2e2 in SmAdminCommandThread () #4 0x0000000000bef476 in StartThread () #5 0x00002aefdd38c193 in start_thread () from /lib64/libpthread.so.0 #6 0x00002aefdd66045d in clone () from /lib64/libc.so.6 #7 0x0000000000000000 in ?? () . *NOTE* There is a very small timing window and a crash should be infrequent. . Platforms affected: TSM 5.4, 5.5, 6.1 Unix/Linux . Initial Impact: Medium . Additional Keywords: crash abend ZZ61 segmentation fault .
Local fix
Problem summary
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: All Tivoli Storage Manager server users. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: See ERROR DESCRIPTION. * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: Apply fixing level when available. * * This problem is currently projected * * to be fixed in level 5.5.4 and 6.1.3. * * Note that this is subject * * to change at the discretion of IBM. * **************************************************************** *
Problem conclusion
This problem was fixed. Affected platforms: AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, and Linux.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
IC61959
Reported component name
TSM SERVER
Reported component ID
5698ISMSV
Reported release
55L
Status
CLOSED PER
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2009-07-09
Closed date
2009-07-30
Last modified date
2009-07-30
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
TSM SERVER
Fixed component ID
5698ISMSV
Applicable component levels
R55A PSY
UP
R55H PSY
UP
R55L PSY
UP
R55S PSY
UP
R55Z PSY
UP
R61A PSY
UP
R61H PSY
UP
R61L PSY
UP
R61S PSY
UP
R61Z PSY
UP
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Document Information
Modified date:
30 July 2009