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IZ79156: MKSYSB RESTORE FAILS IN BOSMENUS WHEN HDISK LISTING IS LARGE APPLIES TO AIX 6100-05

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APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • During mksysb restore and in the BOS Install menus -
    program
    abends: signal 11.
    
    BOS Install menu is "Change Disk(s) Where You Want to
    Install"
    
    During disk selection, the following error message is
    encountered:
    
     Unexpected signal:  11
     The BOS Install menus program (BosMenus) encountered an
    unrecoverable
     error such as a buffer overflow or a malloc error.
       ID#     OPTION
         1     Continue
         2     Perform System Maintenance and Then Continue
      Enter ID number:
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • During installation, if a system has many disks, when scrolling
    through the list of disks in BosMenus, the program may exit
    because of a malloc error.
    

Problem conclusion

  • Properly free memory when scrolling the list of disks.
    

Temporary fix

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APAR Information

  • APAR number

    IZ79156

  • Reported component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Reported component ID

    5765G6200

  • Reported release

    610

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Submitted date

    2010-07-05

  • Closed date

    2010-07-05

  • Last modified date

    2013-03-29

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

    IZ74580

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    AIX 610 STD EDI

  • Fixed component ID

    5765G6200

Applicable component levels

  • R610 PSY U834688

       UP10/08/20 I 1000

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 March 2013