PI34991: AN APP BUILT IN WORKLIGHT STUDIO FOR IOS ARM64 ON A DEVICE RUNNING IOS 7 CRASHES AFTER THE SPLASH SCREEN IS DISPLAYED.

IBM Worklight Interim Fix README for 6.1.0.2
IBM Worklight Interim Fix README for 6.0.0.2

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• An iOS app was built with the arm64 architecture.  When it is
  run on a device using iOS 8, there are no problem.  However,
  when it is run on a device with iOS 7, the splash screen is
  displayed, and then it crashes.  The crash log contains the
  following:
  
  Exception Type:  EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)
  Exception Subtype: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x000000017eefbeb8
  Triggered by Thread:  0
  
  Thread 0 Crashed:
  0   libobjc.A.dylib                0x00000001913a39d0
  objc_msgSend + 16
  1   <app_name>                       0x00000001002e7c20
  -[WLCordovaAppDelegate
  _application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:]
  (WLCordovaAppDelegate.m:572)
  2   <app_name>                       0x00000001002e7b1c
  -[WLCordovaAppDelegate
  application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:]
  (WLCordovaAppDelegate.m:559)
  3   <app_name>                       0x00000001000fe460
  -[MyAppDelegate application:didFinishLaunchingWithOptions:]
  (app_name.m:35)
  4   UIKit                          0x0000000187e9d5c8
  -[UIApplication
  _handleDelegateCallbacksWithOptions:isSuspended:restoreState:]
  + 312
  5   UIKit                          0x0000000187e9cfb4
  -[UIApplication
  _callInitializationDelegatesForURL:payload:suspended:] + 1480
  6   UIKit                          0x0000000187e9699c
  -[UIApplication
  _runWithURL:payload:launchOrientation:statusBarStyle:statusBarHi
  dden:] + 768
  7   UIKit                          0x0000000187e2952c
  -[UIApplication handleEvent:withNewEvent:] + 3332
  8   UIKit                          0x0000000187e2871c
  -[UIApplication sendEvent:] + 100
  9   UIKit                          0x0000000187e960ac
  _UIApplicationHandleEvent + 708
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * An user using worklight 64 bit iOS library on iOS 7.x        *
  * devices see crash sometimes.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * An iOS app built with the arm64 architecture.  When it is    *
  * run on a device using iOS 8, there is no problem.  However,  *
  * when it is run on a device with iOS 7, the splash screen is  *
  * displayed, and then it crashes.                              *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  * -                                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A value stored in variable showSplashScreenSpinnerValue was not
  getting updated properly in case of iOS7.A fix has been provided
  for the same.
  

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

  WL/MFPF CONSUME

• Fixed component ID

  5725I4301

Applicable component levels

• R506 PSY

     UP

• R600 PSY

     UP

• R610 PSY

     UP

• R620 PSY

     UP

• R630 PSY

     UP

• R700 PSY

     UP