Re: Segmentation Violation error

googlemail2003@yahoo.com wrote: > Following is the error file created today. The database had to be > taken down by force (kill oninit processes and clear up shared memory). > > First of all let me tell you that we are running in the stone age. > VERY old version on outdated platform. Our management has no intention > of upgrading so please don't suggest that's the cure. Even Informix > won't support us anymore. Yes I agree, my manager is crazy. > > Informix version is 7.24 UC3. Platform is a Pyramid Nile, OS is DC/OSX > - never heard of it, right? > > I'd just like some idea as to whether this could have been caused by > someone running something they shouldn't have or if it looks like a > system problem. Heard of it - just not recently. If it happens one off, I wouldn't worry too much (though I might be inclined to wonder why root is connecting to a database). I'd probably do a sanity check with oncheck on the system, for peace of mind. If it recurs, then I'd start worrying. > Contents of /tmp/af.4f0b34ef: > > 10:08:31 Assert Failed: Internal Error - Segmentation Violation > 10:08:31 Who: Session(15495, root@jh8, 17769, 729192248) > Thread(85771, sqlexec, 2bcc3518, 1) > 10:08:31 Results: OnLine must abort > 10:08:31 Action: Reinitialize shared memory > 10:08:31 See Also: /tmp/af.4f0b34ef > 10:08:31 Stack for thread: 85771 sqlexec> > base: 0x2bf46018 > len: 39936 > pc: 0x007e50c0 > tos: 0x2bf4eb28 > > 0x007e474c mt_affail > 0x00697050 rsam_affail > 0x0041c830 hang_thread > 0x0041c62c afsig_segv > 0x00855af8 ifxOS_mutexLock > 0x004287fc sqnameerr > 0x00574124 lookuptab > 0x2b69fc14 ***unknown*** > 10:08:32 Bad stack address, unable to continue stack dump> "af.4f0b34ef" 47 lines, 1355 characters > 10:08:32 > ------------------ End of assertion failure 0 ----------------- > > 10:08:32 > 10:08:32 Assert Failed: Segmentation Violation > 10:08:32 Who: Session(15495, root@jh8, 17769, 0) > Thread(85771, sqlexec, 0, 1) > 10:08:32 Results: Fatal Internal Error requires system shutdown > 10:08:32 Action: Restart OnLine > 10:08:32 See Also: /tmp/af.4f0b34ef > 10:08:32 Stack for thread: 85771 sqlexec> > base: 0x2bf46018 > len: 39936 > pc: 0x007e50c0 > tos: 0x2bf4eb50 > > 0x007e474c mt_affail > 0x0041c8f8 hang_thread > 0x0041c62c afsig_segv > 0x00855af8 ifxOS_mutexLock > 0x004287fc sqnameerr > 0x00574124 lookuptab > 0x2b69fc14 ***unknown*** -- Jonathan Leffler #include <disclaimer.h> Email: jleffler@earthlink.net, jleffler@us.ibm.com Guardian of DBD::Informix v2005.01 -- http://dbi.perl.org/