Re: Informix 9.40.FC2 Crash.

Posted in 2004

Davis Kwong — Tue, 13 Jan 2004 12:42:12 -0800 — source: Usenet: comp.databases.informix

--0__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938690918c08BBE489DFE221B3 Content-type: multipart/alternative; Boundary="1__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938690918c08BBE489DFE221B3" --1__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938690918c08BBE489DFE221B3 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Hi Try setting DUMPCNT to a value greater than 0. thanks. davis. "Marino Decaro" <dmvposta@hotmail To: informix-list@iiug.org .com> cc: Sent by: Subject: Informix 9.40.FC2 Crash. owner-informix-li st@iiug.org 01/13/2004 09:33 AM Please respond to "Marino Decaro" Hi all, I work with Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1B (Rev. 2650) and IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC2X1 This is a part of af file generated from the crash: 17:06:49 Assert Failed: No Exception Handler 17:06:49 Who: Session(17, root@deimos.icrcosmetics.local, 0, 23944be68) Thread(81, btscanner 0, 23940b208, 3) File: mtex.c Line: 431 17:06:49 Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 17:06:49 Action: Please notify IBM Informix Technical Support. 17:06:49 Stack for thread: 81 btscanner 0 base: 0x000000023a591000 len: 69632 pc: 0x00000001208e0bf8 tos: 0x000000023a5a10d0 state: running vp: 3 [1] 0x00000001208dfc3c (oninit)afhandler() [2] 0x00000001208df358 (oninit)afcrash_interface() [3] 0x00000001208fa89c (oninit)mt_ex_throw_sig() [4] 0x00000001208c7b94 (oninit)afsig_handler() [5] 0x000003ff800d5d14 (*nosymtab*)0x800d5d14() [6] 0x000000012063d458 (oninit)btc_scan_index() [7] 0x000000012063d458 (oninit)btc_scan_index() [8] 0x0000000120638efc (oninit)btscanner_loop() [9] 0x00000001209078e0 (oninit)startup() 17:06:49 See Also: /u/tmp/af.4391799 --------------------------------- Begin System Alarm Program Output --------------------------------- Assertion Failure Type: CRASH Host Name: deimos.icrcosmetics.local Database Server Name: ol_deimos Time of failure: Tue Jan 13 17:06:50 MET 2004 AF file: /u/tmp/af.4391799 Shared memory file: None System Blocking: OFF This a part of my onconfig DUMPDIR /u/tmp # Preserve diagnostics in this directory DUMPSHMEM 1 # Dump a copy of shared memory DUMPGCORE 0 # Dump a core image using 'gcore' DUMPCORE 0 # Dump a core image (Warning:this aborts OnLine) DUMPCNT 0 # Number of shared memory or gcore dumpsfor # a single user's session Last month I called tech support: I send them online.log onconfig and af file, but they needed a dump of shared memory to solve the problem, so I modified the onconfig (DUMPSHMEM 1 ) and restart Informix. Now I count 5 crashes due to the same problem (btscanner I think). I have some questions about these crashes that occour on my system: - Has someone a similar problem? - Why it doesn't create the dump of shared memory? - Are there bugs with btscanner and 9.40.fc2? Thanks in advance. Marino Decaro --1__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938690918c08BBE489DFE221B3 Content-type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline <html><body> Hi Try setting DUMPCNT to a value greater than 0. thanks. davis. <img src="cid:10__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" width="16" height="16" alt="Inactive hide details for "Marino Decaro" <dmvposta@hotmail.com>">"Marino Decaro" <dmvposta@hotmail.com> <table V5DOTBL=true width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr valign="top"><td width="1%"><img src="cid:20__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" border="0" height="1" width="72" alt=""> </td><td style="background-image:url(cid:30__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com); background-repeat: no-repeat; " width="1%"><img src="cid:20__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" border="0" height="1" width="225" alt=""> <ul> <ul> <ul> <ul>"Marino Decaro" <dmvposta@hotmail.com> Sent by: owner-informix-list@iiug.org 01/13/2004 09:33 AM Please respond to "Marino Decaro"</ul> </ul> </ul> </ul> </td><td width="100%"><img src="cid:20__=08BBE489DFE221B38f9e8a93df938@us.ibm.com" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""> To: informix-list@iiug.org cc: Subject: Informix 9.40.FC2 Crash.</td></tr> </table> <tt>Hi all, I work with Compaq Tru64 UNIX V5.1B (Rev. 2650) and IBM Informix Dynamic Server Version 9.40.FC2X1 This is a part of af file generated from the crash: 17:06:49  Assert Failed: No Exception Handler 17:06:49   Who: Session(17, root@deimos.icrcosmetics.local, 0, 23944be68)                Thread(81, btscanner 0, 23940b208, 3)                File: mtex.c Line: 431 17:06:49   Results: Exception Caught. Type: MT_EX_OS, Context: mem 17:06:49   Action: Please notify IBM Informix Technical Support. 17:06:49  Stack for thread: 81 btscanner 0 base: 0x000000023a591000  len:   69632   pc: 0x00000001208e0bf8  tos: 0x000000023a5a10d0 state: running   vp: 3 [1]  0x00000001208dfc3c (oninit)afhandler() [2]  0x00000001208df358 (oninit)afcrash_interface() [3]  0x00000001208fa89c (oninit)mt_ex_throw_sig() [4]  0x00000001208c7b94 (oninit)afsig_handler() [5]  0x000003ff800d5d14 (*nosymtab*)0x800d5d14() [6]  0x000000012063d458 (oninit)btc_scan_index() [7]  0x000000012063d458 (oninit)btc_scan_index() [8]  0x0000000120638efc (oninit)btscanner_loop() [9]  0x00000001209078e0  (oninit)startup() 17:06:49   See Also: /u/tmp/af.4391799 --------------------------------- Begin System Alarm Program Output --------------------------------- Assertion Failure Type: CRASH Host Name:              deimos.icrcosmetics.local