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IT17178: ROLLBACKS FOR COMPRESS OR REPACK INDEX CAN HAVE THEIR READAHEAD THREADS CORRUPT MEMORY

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Various failures can occur depending on what memory is
    overwritten but examples include:
    
    (oninit) afstack
    (oninit) afhandler
    (oninit) affail_interface
    (oninit) mt_shm_malloc_segid
    (oninit) mt_realloc
    (oninit) logreadlen
    (oninit) rsrollback
    (oninit) rs_commit_or_rollback_child
    (oninit) rsidxreorg
    (oninit) fmrepack_idxfrag
    (oninit) startup
    
    (oninit) afstack
    (oninit) afhandler
    (oninit) affail_interface
    (oninit) mem_asfail
    (oninit) mt_checkpool2
    (oninit) mt_shm_malloc_segid
    (oninit) mt_malloc
    (oninit) ra_do_leaf_req
    (oninit) readahead_daemon
    (oninit) th_init_initgls
    (oninit) startup
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * When an index compression transaction rolls back.            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * See Error Description                                        *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    * Update to IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC8                      *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 12.10.xC8
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT17178

  • Reported component name

    INFORMIX SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5725A3900

  • Reported release

    B70

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2016-09-22

  • Closed date

    2016-12-09

  • Last modified date

    2016-12-09

  • 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

  • RA10 PSN

       UP

  • RA10 PSY

       UP

  • RB10 PSN

       UP

  • RB10 PSY

       UP

  • RB50 PSN

       UP

  • RB50 PSY

       UP

  • RB70 PSN

       UP

  • RB70 PSY

       UP

  • RC10 PSN

       UP

  • RC10 PSY

       UP

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 December 2016