IT07261: IT IS POSSIBLE TO HAVE INCORRECT FAILURE REASON PRINTED IF INFORMIX ASSERT FAILS IN ROWALTER() FUNCTION

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• It is possible to have incorrect Assert Failure message printed
  in online.log if Informix fails in rowalter() function.
  
  For example, this is the message printed in the log file
  (incorrect):
  
  Assert Failed: ustat_1901
  
  This is the accompanying stack:
  
  afstack
  afhandler
  affail_interface
  rowalter
  rsseqscan_read
  fmseqscan_read
  readseq_batch
  gettupl
  scan_next
  join_next
  join_next
  getrow
  fetchrow
  exfetch
  sql_nfetch
  sq_nfetch
  sqmain
  spawn_thread
  th_init_initgls
  startup
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * All IDS users who encounter a failure when reading an old    *
  * row from a table that has been altered in-place. The error   *
  * message used by support to diagnose the problem may be       *
  * incorrect.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Update to IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC5                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC5
  

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

  INFORMIX SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5725A3900

Applicable component levels

• RB50 PSN

     UP

• RB50 PSY

     UP

• RB70 PSN

     UP

• RB70 PSY

     UP

• RC10 PSN

     UP

• RC10 PSY

     UP