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PH26107: COMPILER FREES DCB STORAGE OF OPEN SYSIN AND SYSPRINT WHEN SYSMDECK DD MISSING

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Compiler frees DCB storage of open SYSIN and SYSPRINT when
    SYSMDECK DD missing leading to SC03 abend
    

Local fix

  • Ignore SC03 abend and look for IGYSI5013-U  An error occurred
    while attempting to open file "SYSMDECK".  Add SYSMDECK DD to
    avoid abend.
    

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of Enterprise COBOL V6.1 who invoke    *
    *                 the compiler using JCL that is missing one   *
    *                 of the required data definition (DD) names   *
    *                 for either SYSIN, SYSPRINT or SYSMDECK.      *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Improper compiler termination after an  *
    *                      unrecoverable error situation.          *
    *                                                              *
    *                      An expected error message such as:      *
    *                                                              *
    *                      +IGYSI5013-U An error occurred while    *
    *                      attempting to open                      *
    *                      + file "SYSMDECK".                      *
    *                                                              *
    *                      is issued but is unexpectedly followed  *
    *                      by a SC03 ABEND and possibly also a     *
    *                      S0C4 in I/O-SRB processing.             *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the provided PTF.                      *
    ****************************************************************
    The ABENDs occurred in the compiler abnormal termination
    processing code because the storage for open DCBs associated
    with either the SYSIN, SYSPRINT, or SYSMDECK data sets was
    freed, but the files were left in an OPEN state after compiler
    termination. When the system went through address space
    termination and cleanup, it tried to close these open data sets
    by accessing the DCBs for which the storage was already freed
    by the compiler.
    

Problem conclusion

  • The abnormal termination code in the compiler has
    been updated so that it closes any open data sets before it
    frees the storage associated with the DCBs for these open data
    sets.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PH26107

  • Reported component name

    ENT COBOL FOR Z

  • Reported component ID

    5655EC600

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-06-04

  • Closed date

    2020-06-16

  • Last modified date

    2020-07-06

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    PH25892

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Modules/Macros

  • IGY8RWTU IGYCCBE  IGYCCICS IGYCCSRV IGYCDGEN IGYCDIAG IGYCDMAP
    IGYCEN$0 IGYCEN$1 IGYCEN$2 IGYCEN$3 IGYCEN$4 IGYCEN$5 IGYCEN$8
    IGYCEN$D IGYCEN$R IGYCFGEN IGYCFREE IGYCINIT IGYCJA$0 IGYCJA$1
    IGYCJA$2 IGYCJA$3 IGYCJA$4 IGYCJA$5 IGYCJA$8 IGYCJA$D IGYCJA$R
    IGYCLIBH IGYCLIBO IGYCLIBR IGYCLSTR IGYCLVL0 IGYCLVL1 IGYCLVL2
    IGYCLVL3 IGYCLVL8 IGYCMALL IGYCOB2  IGYCOPI  IGYCOSCN IGYCPGEN
    IGYCRCTL IGYCRDPR IGYCRDSC IGYCREAL IGYCRWT  IGYCSCAN IGYCSIMD
    IGYCUE$0 IGYCUE$1 IGYCUE$2 IGYCUE$3 IGYCUE$4 IGYCUE$5 IGYCUE$8
    IGYCUE$D IGYCUE$R IGYCXREF IGYDRV   IGYEQCWI IGYMSGE  IGYMSGK
    IGYMSGT  IGYQCBE  IGYZQDRV IGYZQENU IGYZQJPN
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    ENT COBOL FOR Z

  • Fixed component ID

    5655EC600

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY UI70077

       UP20/06/23 P F006

  • R611 PSY UI70078

       UP20/06/23 P F006

  • R612 PSY UI70079

       UP20/06/23 P F006

  • R61H PSY UI70080

       UP20/06/23 P F006

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Document Information

Modified date:
12 December 2023