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IT28949: ASSERT WARNING: GENERIC PAGE BUFFERS STILL HELD!

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • There is a TimeSeries in use and the following Assert
    Warning/Failure is being seen.
    
    17:51:27  Assert Warning: Generic Page buffers still held!
    17:51:27   Who: Session(5, root@xxx.local, 5068, 0x44a19208)
                    Thread(69, sqlexec, 449e6d28, 1)
                    File: rsshmem.c Line: 1967
    
    17:51:27  shmcb =           0x4400a1f8
    17:51:27  rhead =           0x44043800
    17:51:27  pool list =       0x4400a280
    17:51:27  block pool list = 0x4403ee88
    17:51:27  TRANSP =          0x44a19208
    17:51:27  PARTP =           0x00000000
    17:51:27  PARTNP =          0x00000000
    17:51:27  OPENP =           0x00000000
    17:51:27  FILEP =           0x00000000
    
    17:51:27  Stack for thread: 69 sqlexec
    
     base: 0x46b35000
      len:   102400
       pc: 0x00a57b4f
      tos: 0x46b4c8b8
    state: running
       vp: 1
    
    oninit(dump_stack+0x13) [0xa6b0a4]
    oninit(afstack+0x219) [0xa57aea]
    oninit(afhandler+0x1155) [0xa58d6a]
    oninit(afwarn_interface+0x4f) [0xa58f08]
    oninit(rstcb_cleanup+0x3c7) [0x621acc]
    oninit(destroy_session+0xb9) [0xa6a956]
    oninit() [0x4aee82]
    oninit(sqmain+0x2c3) [0x4b6488]
    oninit(spawn_thread+0x1121) [0xae7476]
    oninit(th_init_initgls+0x51) [0xa4671a]
    oninit(startup+0xa1) [0xa4b5da]
    oninit(mt_show_lastkilled+0x1b3) [0xa4b538]
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
    * Users of IDS prior to 12.10.xC13.                            *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
    * Assert Warning: Generic Page buffers still held!             *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
    ****************************************************************
    

Problem conclusion

  • Fixed in IDS 12.10.xC13.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IT28949

  • Reported component name

    INFORMIX SERVER

  • Reported component ID

    5725A3900

  • Reported release

    C10

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2019-04-26

  • Closed date

    2019-09-24

  • Last modified date

    2019-09-24

  • 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

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU053","label":"Cloud & Data Platform"},"Product":{"code":"SSGU8G","label":"Informix Servers"},"Component":"","ARM Category":[],"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"C10","Edition":"","Line of Business":{"code":"","label":""}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
24 September 2019