IT17539: --SERIAL REPLICATE OPTION POTENTIALLY CAUSING CRASHES IN INSERTHASHINTOTXN()

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You might see crashes on ER target side when using new --serial
  option for a replicate.
  
  Crashes occur on CDRDS_<#> ER apply thread and would show a
  stack like this:
  
   afstack
   mt_ex_throw_sig
   afsig_handler
  <signal frame>
   insertHashIntoTxn        << here the crash occurs, at various
  locations
  (rmiCreateDSPreLocks)  this one present or not
   rmiGetNextPendingTxn
   rmNextMsg
   dsiResolverThread
   cdrTrampolineThread
   th_init_initgls
   startup
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Enterprise Replication users using --serial replicate        *
  * option.                                                      *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * See Error Description                                        *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * Update to IBM Informix Server 11.70.xC9                      *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Problem Fixed In IBM Informix Server 11.70.xC9
  

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

• RB10 PSN

     UP

• RB50 PSN

     UP

• RB70 PSY

     UP

• RC10 PSY

     UP