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IJ53824: AVOID ACS_SLOCK CONTENTION CAUSING NETWORK DELAYS APPLIES TO AIX 7300-02

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • In some cases ACS_LOCK on VEA can cause locking
    contention
    on the VIOS resulting in network delays that affect all
    the clients serviced by that VEA
    

Local fix

  • Reduce the number of queues_rx attribute of the SEA
    physical
    ethernet adapters
    

Problem summary

  • Customers may see some slow down in virtual ethernet network
    traffix in some special situations.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Per adapter instance lock made cache aligned to improve
    performance.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IJ53824

  • Reported component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Reported component ID

    5765CD300

  • Reported release

    730

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2025-03-06

  • Closed date

    2025-04-15

  • Last modified date

    2025-12-10

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

    IJ47738

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

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX V7.3

  • Fixed component ID

    5765CD300

Applicable component levels

[{"Business Unit":{"code":"BU058","label":"IBM Infrastructure w\/TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SG11T","label":"AIX 7.3 HIPERS- APARs and Fixes"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF053","label":"Power Systems"}],"Version":"730","Line of Business":{"code":"LOB08","label":"Cognitive Systems"}}]

Document Information

Modified date:
10 December 2025