IV91132: SOME CORE PATTERN SPECIFIERS ARE NOT HANDLED BY THE JVM ON LINUX

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• Error Message: JVMDUMP012E Error in System dump: The core file
  created by child process with pid = 54 was not found. Expected
  to find core file with name "/root/core_9907ed7e9c56_11_"
  .
  Stack Trace: N/A
  .
  Core dump generation failed to locate the core dump when core
  pattern string contains specifiers like %E.
  

Local fix

• This issue can be worked around by removing non-recognized core
  pattern specifiers.
  

Problem summary

• The problem is caused when the core_pattern string is configured
  with any one of these specifiers %c, %d, %E, %i, %I and %P.
  

Problem conclusion

• The JVM has been updated to interpret the mentioned core pattern
  specifiers.
  .
  This APAR will be fixed in the following Java Releases:
   8 SR4 FP2 (8.0.4.2)
  .
  Contact your IBM Product's Service Team for these Service
  Refreshes and Fix Packs.
  For those running stand-alone, information about the available
  Service Refreshes and Fix Packs can be found at:
   https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/java/jdk/
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

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

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

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  J9 COMMON CODE

• Fixed component ID

  620700127

Applicable component levels

• R270 PSY

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