IJ28184: LOGASSERTFAILED: RMSGP != __NULL

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• [X] logAssertFailed: rmsgP != __null
  [X] return code 0, reason code 0, log record tag 0
  [X] *** Assert exp(rmsgP != __null) in line 9805 of file
  /project/spreltac505/build/rtac505s001a/src/avs/fs/mmfs/t
  s/classes/
  [E] *** Traceback:
  [E]         2:0x1085BEF4 logAssertFailed + 0x484 at ??:0
  [E]         3:0x1089AE68 RcvWorker::RcvMain() + 0x368 at
  ??:0
  [E]         4:0x1089AF54 RcvWorker::thread(void*) + 0x84
  at ??:0
  [E]         5:0x102B5C28 Thread::callBody(Thread*) +
  0x118 at ??:0
  [E]         6:0x1029F38C Thread::callBodyWrapper(Thread*)
  + 0x11C at ??:0
  [E]         7:0x7FFFA79A8AE0 start_thread + 0x100 at ??:0
  [E]         8:0x7FFFA74EE8F8 __GI___clone + 0x74 at ??:0
  mmfsd:
  /project/spreltac505/build/rtac505s001a/src/avs/fs/mmfs/t
  s/classes/tscomm/llcomm.C:9805: void
  logAssertFailed(UInt32, const char*, UInt32, Int32,
  Int32, UInt32, const char*, const char*): Assertion
  'rmsgP != __null' failed.
  [E] Signal 6 at location 0x7FFFA7403798 in process 50166,
  link reg 0x7FFFA740370C.
  [I] nip 0x00007FFFA7403798  msr 0x800000000280F033
  [I] ctr 0x0000000000000000 link 0x00007FFFA740370C
  [I] xer 0x0000000000000000  ccr 0x0000000044004848
  [I] sft 0x0000000000000001  trp 0x0000000000000C00
  [I] dar 0x00007FFFA6020000  dsi 0x0000000042000000
  [I]   r0: 0x00000000000000AE    r1: 0x00007FFBB4D3D600
  [I]   r2: 0x00007FFFA75C7300    r3: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]   r4: 0x00007FFBB4D3D628    r5: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]   r6: 0x0000000000000008    r7: 0x00007FFFA7403770
  [I]   r8: 0x800000000280F033    r9: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]  r10: 0x0000000000000000   r11: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]  r12: 0x0000000000000000   r13: 0x00007FFBB4D55F10
  [I]  r14: 0x00007FFFA7AB0000   r15: 0x00007FFBB4CD0000
  [I]  r16: 0x00007FFFA79E4410   r17: 0x00007FFFA79E4420
  [I]  r18: 0x00007FFE143F5960   r19: 0x0000000011A78A38
  [I]  r20: 0x0000000011DA3B08   r21: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]  r22: 0x0000000011D8358C   r23: 0x00007FFFA75C1938
  [I]  r24: 0x0000000000000000   r25: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]  r26: 0x0000000000000000   r27: 0x0000000000000000
  [I]  r28: 0x000000001175D1C8   r29: 0x0000000000000006
  [I]  r30: 0x0000000000000000   r31: 0x00007FFBB4D3D628
  [D] Traceback:
  [D] #0: 0x00007FFFA7562E88
  .annobin_free_mem.end.7FFFA754E5C8 + 0x148C0 at ??:0
  [D] #1: 0x00007FFFA73E3BAC  __GI_abort + 0x164 at ??:0
  [D] #2: 0x00007FFFA73F70F0  .annobin_assert.c + 0x1BE at
  ??:0
  [D] #3: 0x00007FFFA73F7194  __GI___assert_fail + 0x64 at
  ??:0
  [D] #4: 0x000000001085BF18  logAssertFailed + 0x4A8 at
  ??:0
  [D] #5: 0x000000001089AE68  RcvWorker::RcvMain() + 0x368
  at ??:0
  [D] #6: 0x000000001089AF54  RcvWorker::thread(void*) +
  0x84 at ??:0
  [D] #7: 0x00000000102B5C28  Thread::callBody(Thread*) +
  0x118 at ??:0
  [D] #8: 0x000000001029F38C
  Thread::callBodyWrapper(Thread*) + 0x11C at ??:0
  [D] #9: 0x00007FFFA79A8AE0  start_thread + 0x100 at ??:0
  [D] #10: 0x00007FFFA74EE8F8  __GI___clone + 0x74 at ??:0
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• mmfsd daemon assert going off: Assert exp(rmsgP != __null)
  in file llcomm.C, resulting in a daemon crash.
  

Problem conclusion

• Benefits of the solution:
  No more assert
  
  Work Around:
  None
  
  Problem trigger:
   The RPC component may hit this assert because
  of  missing a memory barrier.
  
  Symptom:
  Abend/Crash
  
  Platforms affected:
  ALL Linux OS environments
  
  Functional Area affected:
  All Scale Users
  
  Customer Impact:
  High Importance
  
  Changed Externals:
  None
  

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:

  IJ29154

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  SPEC SCALE STD

• Fixed component ID

  5737F33AP

Applicable component levels