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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC68247 Status: Closed

SIGNAL 11 DURING ERROR HANDLING AS PREFETCHER CANNOT OBTAIN A FREE
REQUEST

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / 950 - DB2
Problem description:
When prefetcher fails to obtain a free request, then the 
database may trap during error handling. 
 
The db2diag.log will contain the following messages: 
 
2010-03-15-11.23.57.895273-240 E189650813A526     LEVEL: Error 
(OS) 
PID     : 3538                 TID  : 2820        PROC : db2sysc 
INSTANCE: svtdbm8              NODE : 000         DB   : SAMPLE 
APPHDL  : 0-39451              APPID: 
9.26.98.158.21414.100315143107 
AUTHID  : SVTDBM8 
EDUID   : 2820                 EDUNAME: db2agent (SAMPLE) 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloCSemV, probe:1 
MESSAGE : ZRC=0x83000016=-2097151978 
CALLED  : OS, -, unspecified_system_function 
OSERR   : EINVAL (22) "Invalid argument" 
 
2010-03-15-11.23.57.896737-240 I189651340A447     LEVEL: Error 
PID     : 3538                 TID  : 2820        PROC : db2sysc 
INSTANCE: svtdbm8              NODE : 000         DB   : SAMPLE 
APPHDL  : 0-39451              APPID: 
9.26.98.158.21414.100315143107 
AUTHID  : SVTDBM8 
EDUID   : 2820                 EDUNAME: db2agent (SAMPLE) 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, buffer pool services, sqlbpfTriggerPrefetch, 
probe:1 
MESSAGE : ZRC=0x83000016=-2097151978 
 
 
The stack trace will contain the following: 
 
sqlbLogErr + 0x120 
sqlbpfTriggerPrefetch + 0x720 
sqldFetchDirect + 0x34b0
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* All                                                          * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* If an agent fails to obtain a prefetch request, under some   * 
* circumstances the error handling may incorrect attempt to    * 
* deference a NULL request pointer to dump out diagnostic      * 
* information.                                                 * 
*                                                              * 
* When prefetcher fails to obtain a free request, then the     * 
*                                                              * 
* database may trap during error handling.                     * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* The db2diag.log will contain the following messages:         * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 2010-03-15-11.23.57.895273-240 E189650813A526    LEVEL:      * 
* Error                                                        * 
* (OS)                                                         * 
*                                                              * 
* PID    : 3538                TID  : 2820        PROC :       * 
* db2sysc                                                      * 
* INSTANCE: svtdbm8              NODE : 000        DB  :       * 
* SAMPLE                                                       * 
* APPHDL  : 0-39451              APPID:                        * 
*                                                              * 
* 9.26.98.158.21414.100315143107                               * 
*                                                              * 
* AUTHID  : SVTDBM8                                            * 
*                                                              * 
* EDUID  : 2820                EDUNAME: db2agent (SAMPLE)      * 
* FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, oper system services, sqloCSemV, probe:1  * 
*                                                              * 
* MESSAGE : ZRC=0x83000016=-2097151978                         * 
*                                                              * 
* CALLED  : OS, -, unspecified_system_function                 * 
*                                                              * 
* OSERR  : EINVAL (22) "Invalid argument"                      * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 2010-03-15-11.23.57.896737-240 I189651340A447    LEVEL:      * 
* Error                                                        * 
* PID    : 3538                TID  : 2820        PROC :       * 
* db2sysc                                                      * 
* INSTANCE: svtdbm8              NODE : 000        DB  :       * 
* SAMPLE                                                       * 
* APPHDL  : 0-39451              APPID:                        * 
*                                                              * 
* 9.26.98.158.21414.100315143107                               * 
*                                                              * 
* AUTHID  : SVTDBM8                                            * 
*                                                              * 
* EDUID  : 2820                EDUNAME: db2agent (SAMPLE)      * 
* FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, buffer pool services,                     * 
* sqlbpfTriggerPrefetch,                                       * 
* probe:1                                                      * 
*                                                              * 
* MESSAGE : ZRC=0x83000016=-2097151978                         * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
*                                                              * 
* The stack trace will contain the following:                  * 
*                                                              * 
* <StackTrace>                                                 * 
*                                                              * 
* ##### Object:                                                * 
*                                                              * 
* /view/db2_v95fp4_sun64_special_22749_special_23438/vbs/engn/li 
* libdb2e.so.1                                                 * 
*                                                              * 
* __1cKsqlbLogErr6FiiiiipcpnQSQdDLB_OBJECT_DESC_IIpnNSQdDLB_MAP_ 
* FO__i_(0x0,0x2,0x18100185,0x1,0x0,0xffffffff3ebf2eec)        * 
*                                                              * 
* + 0x120                                                      * 
*                                                              * 
* __1cVsqlbpfTriggerPrefetch6FIIiipnQSQdDLB_OBJECT_DESC_IpnMSQdD 
* _GLOBALS_pnPSQdDLB_pfMapCache__                              * 
*                                                              * 
* i_(0x870f0000,0x4,0x4,0xffffffff83000016,0xffffffff3ebf2f58,0x 
* + 0x720                                                      * 
*                                                              * 
* __1cPsqldFetchDirect6FpnNSQdDLD_DFM_WORK__i_(0xffffffff484d7bf 
* 0xffffffff484d7d50,0xffffffff48                              * 
*                                                              * 
* 4d7c60,0xffffffff484d7d50,0xffffffff484d7da0,0xffffffff484d7da 
* + 0x34b0                                                     * 
**************************************************************** 
* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* There cannot be easily avoided in a customer environment     * 
****************************************************************
Local Fix:
There is no reliable way to avoid this APAR except to ensure 
there is enough IPC resources around so agent will not fail to 
obtain prefetch request
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 6a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.5 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
v95 fp6
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
28.04.2010
12.07.2010
12.07.2010
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.5.FP6
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)