PI97189: APPLICATION FAILS TO START WITH JAVA VIRTUALIZATION AND ORACLE JAVA 8

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After adding the Java Agent to the application config, the
  application cannot be started.
  Java crashes with the following output:
  
  #
  # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime
  Environment:
  #
  #  EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at
  pc=0x0000000070deb8ea, pid=3552, t
  id=0x0000000000001e68
  #
  # JRE version: Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (8.0_171-b11)
  (build 1.8.0_171-b1
  1)
  # Java VM: Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (25.171-b11
  interpreted mode window
  s-amd64 compressed oops)
  # Problematic frame:
  # V  [jvm.dll+0x13b8ea]
  #
  

Local fix

• WORKAROUND:
  
  Add the following java.lang.invoke exclude entry to
  registration.xml:
  
      <excludes>
          <exclude>org.hibernate</exclude>
          <exclude>org.springframework</exclude>
          <exclude>java.lang.invoke</exclude>   <<====== add this
  entry
      </excludes>
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of the Rational Integration Tester Java Agent running  *
  * applications using a v8 Oracle JRE                           *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Application startup with the Java Agent configured may       *
  * result in a crash as the application loads.                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• Fixed in release 9.2.0.1
  

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

• Fixed component name

  RATL INTEGRA TE

• Fixed component ID

  5725G79IT

Applicable component levels