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IJ26342: TSCHCARRIER HITS SEGMENTATION FAULT

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • It is not recommended to run ts* commands directly... but
    if tschcarrier --replace is run with incorrect arguments,
    it causes daemon to hit a segmentaion fault.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • If incorrect arguments
    are passed to tschcarrier a cleanup
    routine trys to remove some in-memory
    objects which are not created and
    this leads to a segmentation fault.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Benefits of the solution:
    This fix prevents segmentation
    fault from occurring
    when tschcarrier is called without arguments.
    Work around: NA
    Problem trigger:
    Customers running tschcarrier directly
    Symptom:  Abend/Crash
    Platforms affected:
    ALL Linux OS environments
    Functional Area affected: ESS/GNR
    Customer Impact: Suggested
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ26342

  • Reported component name

    SPEC SCALE DME

  • Reported component ID

    5737F34AP

  • Reported release

    505

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2020-07-17

  • Closed date

    2020-08-03

  • Last modified date

    2020-08-03

  • 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

    SPEC SCALE DME

  • Fixed component ID

    5737F34AP

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"STXKQY","label":"IBM Spectrum Scale"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"505","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB26","label":"Storage"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
05 August 2020