IZ88489: JAVA VM CANNOT PROCESS CORE DUMPS

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: The Java VM will print the following error
  message if a core dump is generated:
  Error in System dump: The core file created by child process
  with pid = <#pid> was not found. Expected to find core file with
  name "<HAT>00/
  usr/libexec/abrt-hook-ccpp /var/spool/abrt <#pid> ..."
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  

Local fix

• abrt can be disabled by running (as root)
  service abrtd stop
  

Problem summary

• Linux RHEL6 allows the /proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern to start
  with a Unix pipe (<HAT>00) character to indicate that the core
   file is to be redirected to an external command. In this case
  the Java VM is unable to locate and process the core dump.
  

Problem conclusion

• This defect will be fixed in:
  6.0.0 SR9
  5.0.0 SR12 FP2
  .
  The Java VM has been updated to look for a default core file
  name, typically core.<#pid>.
  .
  To obtain the fix:
  Install build 20100924 or later
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

  IZ88487

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  JAVA 5 J9 COMMO

• Fixed component ID

  620500127

Applicable component levels

• R500 PSN

     UP