PM82557: db_server process cores on Solaris when locking database transaction file

APAR status

• Closed as unreproducible.

Error description

• A db_server process may core while locking a transaction file in
  an IBM Rational ClearCase VOB database hosted on Oracle Solaris.
  The core stack will resemble the following:
  
   --- called from signal handler with signal 14 (SIGALRM) ---
   fe91b3c5 _private_fcntl (10, 23, 80442cc) + 15
   fe9081c7 _lockf64 (10, 1, 1414, 0) + ef
   fe90d59b lockf64  (10, 1, 1414, 0) + 78
   080be5fa taf_open (2, 8147c50, 80e0458, 80bef86, 2, 0) + 15e
   0809d3e7 dopen    (fef74780, fef746f8, 0) + 333
   0809d053 dt_open  (fef74780, fef746f8, 8147c5c) + 3b
   fee997c5 db__ctrl_open_db (8164758, 0, 0, 8147c50) + 279
   fee3a650 open_db  (81626a0, 8184d48, 1, 0, 0, 5) + 4e8
   fee3a960 db_open_db (81626a0, 8184d48, 1, 5, 8183a20) + 20
   08072274 db_open_db_V3 (8046824, 8046858, 81566e8) + 50
   08080f96 dbrpc_3  (8047290, 81566e8) + 3f7e
   080708ce dbrpc_3_wrap (8047290, 81566e8) + 106
   feba48ef ks_svc_process_request (81566e8) + 157
   feba475d ks_svc_getreqset (8132728) + 61
   08070de8 client_rpc (8132728, 0) + 20
   feb9947d rt_wait  (8047448) + 891
   feb99ccc rt_run   (8047c60, 8047b98, feffa910, 80475ac,
  feffa910, fefe1d8e) + 1a0
   08071e69 main     (2, 8047bdc, 8047bec) + 50d
   0806fc1e _start   (3, 8047cc8, 8047cd2, 8047cd3, 0, 8047ce6) +
  7a
  
  Steps to reproduce: The conditions to reproduce this are
  unknown.
  
  Workaround: None known.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  A db_server process may core while locking a transaction
  file in an IBM Rational ClearCase VOB database hosted on
  Oracle Solaris.
  

Problem conclusion

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

Applicable component levels

• R800 PSN

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