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DB2 - Problem description

Problem IC81715 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 / 970 - 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 9.7                                          * 
**************************************************************** 
* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Upgrade to Version 9.7 FixPack 6.                            * 
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Local Fix:
disable intra_parallel db config parameter (which will have 
performance implications).
available fix packs:
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 6 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 7 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 8 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 9a for Linux, UNIX, and Windows
DB2 Version 9.7 Fix Pack 10 for Linux, UNIX, and Windows

Solution
Problem was first fixed in DB2 UDB Version 9.7 FixPack 6.
Workaround
not known / see Local fix
BUG-Tracking
forerunner  : APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following: IC84495 
follow-up : 
Timestamps
Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :
29.02.2012
06.06.2012
06.06.2012
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos)
9.7.FP6
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s)
9.7.0.6 FixList