PI88290: EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER SET (EXCI) RETURNS 64 BIT STORAGE ADDRESS INCORRECTLY

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APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• You have a COBOL EXCI program running in an EXCI address space.
  The program issues an
  
    EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER SET
  
  command which returns a 64 bit address to the SET storage. The
  64 bit address takes up 8 bytes (2 words). The application is
  expecting a 32 bit pointer (4 bytes (1 word)). When the
  application tries to access the SET address, it is actually
  trying to access the first 32 bits of the address which is
  actually the high order register of the 64 bit address.
  
  In this scenario, the trace shows address 00000050_00120008 was
  returned and the application is trying to access address
  00000050.
  Additional Symptom(s) Search Keyword(s): KIXREVGJT 64-bit 0C4
  S0C4 ABENDS0C4 ABEND0C4
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: All CICS Users                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER SET in EXCI     *
  *                      returns incorrect address.              *
  ****************************************************************
  An EXCI program performs an EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER SET to
  retrieve channels and container data, the address returned to
  the application is invalid.
  

Problem conclusion

• DFHXCBAM has been updated to return the correct address for
  EXEC CICS GET CONTAINER SET.
  
  This fix also addresses an intermittent 0C4 within DFHXCEIX at
  offset x'BA56' when running with EXCI Trace level 2 enabled.
  This would cause the application to end abnormally.
  

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:

  UI52961

Modules/Macros

• DFHEXDUF DFHEXTRI DFHPGCR  DFHTREX  DFHXCBAM DFHXCCH  DFHXCCP
  DFHXCCR  DFHXCDMP DFHXCEIP DFHXCGUR DFHXCNVG DFHXCPRH DFHXCSCR
  DFHXCTRA DFHXCTRD DFHXCTRI DFHXCTRP DFHXCV64
  

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CICS TS Z/OS V5

• Fixed component ID

  5655Y0400

Applicable component levels

• R100 PSY UI52961

     UP18/01/04 P F801

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