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IJ46422: UNEXPECTED DATA READ FROM FILE AFTER TRUNCATES AND WRITES

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error Description:
    
    After a series of write and truncate operations to a
    file, the file may be left with unexpected data.
    
    Reported in:
    Spectrum Scale 5.1.7 on RHEL8
    
    Known Impact:
    Data interity
    
    Verification steps:
    
    Recovery action:
    N/A
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • Undetected silent data corruption may be left on disk after
    truncate operation
    

Problem conclusion

  • Fixed the code to avoid such silent data corruption.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ46422

  • Reported component name

    SPEC SCALE DME

  • Reported component ID

    5737F34AP

  • Reported release

    516

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2023-04-14

  • Closed date

    2024-08-07

  • Last modified date

    2024-08-07

  • 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":"BU048","label":"IBM Software"},"Product":{"code":"STXKQY"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"516","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB69","label":"Storage TPS"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
07 August 2024