Informix - Problem description
Problem IT30342 | Status: Closed |
MEMORY BLOCK HEADER CORRUPTION MAY OCCUR WHEN A SELECT CURSOR ISRE-OPENED | |
product: | |
INFORMIX SERVER / 5725A3900 / C10 - IDS 12.10 | |
Problem description: | |
An assert failure may occur when the cursor for a select statement using one or more sub-queries is re-opened a number of times. An example of the type of AF that may occur: Bad block header 0x700000021ae7ea8 Assert Warning: Memory block header corruption detected in mt_shm_free 1 IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 12.10.FC13 Who: Session(9, informix@idsserver.com, -1, 700000020513048) Thread(57, sqlexec, 7000000204d1368, 1) File: mtshpool.c Line: 2767 Results: Pool repaired Action: Please notify IBM Informix Technical Support. (oninit)afhandler (oninit)afwarn_interface (oninit)mt_free (oninit)fm_vti_freefrag (oninit)fm_closefrags@AF25_13 (oninit)fm_closefrags (oninit)fmclose (oninit)sqisclose (oninit)closerel (oninit)scan_free (oninit)join_free (oninit)join_free (oninit)sort_free (oninit)closecb (oninit)close_cb_subtree_r (oninit)close_cb_subtree (oninit)closesdb (oninit)close_cursor (oninit)sql_close (oninit)sq_close (oninit)sqmain This example is from the server running on AIX. The stack for other OS platforms may be slightly different. Depending on how the memory is corrupted other types of AF are also possible, such as a crash caused by attempting to access invalid memory. | |
Problem Summary: | |
**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users of Informix Server prior to 12.10.xC14 and 14.10.xC3. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Update to Informix Server 12.10.xC14 or 14.10.xC3. * **************************************************************** | |
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**************************************************************** * USERS AFFECTED: * * Users of Informix Server prior to 12.10.xC14 and 14.10.xC3. * **************************************************************** * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: * * See Error Description * **************************************************************** * RECOMMENDATION: * * Update to Informix Server 12.10.xC14 or 14.10.xC3. * **************************************************************** | |
Comment | |
Fixed in Informix Server 12.10.xC14 and 14.10.xC3. | |
Timestamps | |
Date - problem reported : Date - problem closed : Date - last modified : | 20.09.2019 25.02.2020 25.02.2020 |
Problem solved at the following versions (IBM BugInfos) | |
12.10.xC14, 14.10.xC3 | |
Problem solved according to the fixlist(s) of the following version(s) |