OA51551: HIGH CPU IN C2PACMON TASK WHEN PROCESSING LARGE QUANTITY OF SIMILAR EVENT RECORDS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• High CPU usage is seen in the C2PACMON task for zSecure Access
  Monitor when processing a large quantity of similar access
  event records.
  

Local fix

• n/a
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: Users the of zSecure Access Monitor started  *
  *                 task exploiting the software on systems      *
  *                 where similar access events are frequently   *
  *                 occurring.                                   *
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  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: zSecure Access Monitor started task     *
  *                      consumes an excessive amount of CPU     *
  *                      time while processing frequently        *
  *                      occurring similar access events.        *
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  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the PTF provided.                      *
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  When a lot of similar types of the access events (like FSACCESS
  or CSFOWH) are occurring frequently, the zSecure Access Monitor
  started task consumes an excessive amount of CPU time.
  

Problem conclusion

• The zSecure Access Monitor program has been modified so that
  the amount of CPU time to process frequently occurring access
  events of a similar type have been reduced.
  

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:

Modules/Macros

•    C2PACMON C2PAMSTS C2PCLEAN C2PENVLP C2PINIT
  C2POLICE C2PPRSRC C2PRACRT C2PRCY02 C2PRDY02 C2PRFY04 C2PRIY02
  C2PRPTHR C2PSMFPC C2PXINIT C2XACTV  HCKR220J HCKR221J
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  ZSEC BASE,ADMIN

• Fixed component ID

  5655T0100

Applicable component levels

• R220 PSY UA83287

     UP17/04/21 P F704

• R221 PSY UA91582

     UP17/04/21 P F704

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