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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC84495 Status: Closed

IN RARE TIMING SCENARIOS WHEN INTRA_PARALLEL ENABLED, A SORT OPERATION THAT
SPILLS MAY FAIL WITH SQLSMERGEREC, PROBE:2050.

product:
DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A10 - DB2
Problem description:
When the intra_parallel db config parameter is enabled, in some 
rare race-condition timing scenarios a sort operation that 
spills to a temp table may fail with the following db2diag.log 
entry: 
 
2012-02-10-10.52.57.057464+540 I1600A594          LEVEL: Severe 
PID     : 15925410             TID  : 12737       PROC : db2sysc 
0 
INSTANCE: db2pd1               NODE : 000         DB   : TRX_DB 
APPHDL  : 0-3042               APPID: 
172.16.1.42.53440.120209145057 
AUTHID  : DB2PD1 
EDUID   : 12737                EDUNAME: db2agntp (TRX_DB) 0 
FUNCTION: DB2 UDB, sort/list services, sqlsmergerec, probe:2050 
MESSAGE : Creating Temporary Table for sort spill, but one 
already exists. 
          Aborting sort operation. Contact IBM Support. 
slestatus = 10c10, 
          poolID = 1, objectID = 3 
 
The associated trap file has a stack trace as below 
... 
sqlswrit 
@103@sqlsBuildRow 
sqlsinsr 
sqlsinsr 
sqlrsinsr 
sqlrisr2 
@147@sqliScanLeaf2NoLocking 
sqlifnxt 
.sqlirdk.fdpr.clone.1651 
.sqldIndexFetch.fdpr.clone.73 
sqldRowFetch 
sqlritaSimplePerm 
sqlriSectInvoke 
sqlrr_smp_router 
sqlrr_subagent_router 
sqleSubRequestRouter 
sqleProcessSubRequest 
RunEDU 
EDUDriver 
sqlzRunEDU 
sqloEDUEntry 
...
Problem Summary:
**************************************************************** 
* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
* DB2 UDB Version 10.1                                         * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to Version 10.1 FixPack 1.                           * 
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Local Fix:
disable intra_parallel db config parameter (which will have 
performance implications).
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 1 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 2 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 3 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 4 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 3a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 10.1 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
Problem was first fixed in DB2 UDB Version 10.1 FixPack 1.
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
14.06.2012
03.11.2012
03.11.2012
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
10.1.0.1 FixList
10.5.0.1 FixList