PH51817: BPLTRACE STARTED TASK ISSUES MSGBPL278E AND TERMINATES WITH CC=4081 OR OTHER UNEXPECTED RESULTS

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• BPA doesn't initialize dynamically obtained storage to store
  the value specified in the BPLTRACE started task parms. There-
  fore, if the IGVINITGETMAIN diag trap is specified, BPA will
  treat the STGINIT value set to that storage by the diag trap
  as the value specified for the BPLTRACE IGVINITGETMAIN started
  task parameters and an unexpected result can occur.  One known
  unexpected result is that the BPLTRACE started task issues a
  BPL278E message and terminates with user completion code 4081.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All users of IMS Buffer Pool Analyzer        *
  *                 for z/OS Version 1 Release 4 (FMID=H28A140)  *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: When the z/OS DIAG TRAP IGVINITGETMAIN  *
  *                      is enabled, the BPLTRACE program,       *
  *                      which is a data gathering component,    *
  *                      will end unexpectedly.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply the maintenance for this APAR          *
  ****************************************************************
  BPLTRACE does not initialize dynamically obtained storage to
  store the value specified in the BPLTRACE started task
  parameters. So, if the z/OS DIAG TRAP IGVINITGETMAIN is
  enabled, BPLTRACE treats z/OS DIAG STGINIT value as the value
  specified for the BPLTRACE started task parameters, and an
  unexpected result will occur, such as outputting BPL278E
  message and terminating with ABEND U4081.
  

Problem conclusion

• The following module have been changed to fix this problem:
  BPLTRACE.
  

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:

  UI90475

Modules/Macros

• BPLTRACE
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IMS BUFFER POOL

• Fixed component ID

  5697H7700

Applicable component levels

• R140 PSY UI90475

     UP23/02/14 P F302

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