Unexpected signals

[tssturbos]

We are currently running Microfocus Cobol revision 4.1.30 and have experienced the following error when running a program

Execution error : file 'DB2RE6'
error code: 115, pc=0, call=7, seg=0
115 Unexpected signal (Signal 4)

I have contacted Microfocus cobol, but they could not help. Within cobol, they are trapping an error they don't recognize.

We are running on aix version 4.3.3.

We have had other similiar blow outs, and the only common factor that I can see is that the programs are using the "SORT" verb.

I checked the space in /tmp, plenty there. I looked around for an environmental variable to change for the sort, i.e. -s switch, but changing that around didn't do anything.

Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Dimandja]

I heard of problem about shortage of disk space on /var/temp creating almost exactly the symptoms you describe.

When you say there is "plenty" of space, what do you mean? Are you comparing the size of the file to sort versus the size of the sort area? Why do you conclude there is more than enough space?

Dimandja

 

[fredericofonseca]

If this is something that always happens at more and less the same "stage" of the program, try and have the program running, and on another session(s) keep executing the commands that give you
1) Free disk space on all mount points
2) Free swap space
3) Free physical memory

and see if any of the above values change (decrease) while the program is running up to a value that can be considered dangerous.




Regards

Frederico Fonseca
SysSoft Integrated Ltd

http://www.syssoft-int.com