DB2 FOR LUW / DB2FORLUW / A50 - DB2

Memory blocks in the application heap might keep growing if an 
application calls a procedure which returns cursor variable(s). 
The db2pd shows the following 4 kinds of memory blocks keep 
increasing if users is hitting this problem. 
 
$ db2pd -db <dbname> -memblock appl 1 sort 
 
Memory blocks sorted by size for apph pool: 
PoolID PoolName  TotalSize(Bytes)  TotalCount LOC   File 
1      apph      216000            1000       1159  1043897861 
1      apph      120000            1000       11229 4262186386 
1      apph      64000             1000       1216  1043897861 
1      apph      24000             1000       10832 4262186386 
 
The steps below illustrates a scenario to hit the issue. 
 
1. Create a procedure which returns an open cursor. 
 
db2 connect to <dbname> 
db2 -td@ -vf p1.sql 
---------------------------- 
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PROC1(OUT CUR1 CURSOR) 
MODIFIES SQL DATA 
LANGUAGE SQL 
BEGIN 
  SET CUR1 = CURSOR WITH HOLD FOR VALUES CURRENT TIMESTAMP; 
  OPEN CUR1; 
END @ 
---------------------------- 
 
2. Call the procedure like as below, and keep the database 
connection. 
 
    try{ 
        cstmt = conn.prepareCall("CALL PROC1(?)"); 
        cstmt.registerOutParameter(1, DB2Types.CURSOR); 
        cstmt.execute(); 
        rs = (ResultSet)cstmt.getObject(1); 
        System.out.println( rs.getString(1)); 
    } catch (Exception e){ 
        e.printStackTrace(); 
    } finally{ 
        rs.close(); 
        cstmt.close(); 
    }

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* USERS AFFECTED:                                              * 
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* PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         * 
* See Error Description                                        * 
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* RECOMMENDATION:                                              * 
* Please upgrade to DB2 V10.5 fixPack 7 or later.              * 
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Please disconnect the application from the database to free up 
the application heap.

This problem was first fixed in DB2 V10.5 FixPack 7.

not known / see Local fix

Date  - problem reported    :
Date  - problem closed      :
Date  - last modified       :

12.03.2015
03.02.2016
03.02.2016