Re: [WEB400] The pointer parameter passed to free or realloc is not valid.

[Mel Rothman <mel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

By searching the cover letters at
http://www-912.ibm.com/supporthome.nsf/home/PTF+Cover+Letters for
C2M1212 AND FTP, I found the following PTF which addresses the problem:

PTF#: SI03052 - AS/400 TCP/IP Connectivity Utilities/400
Licensed Program: 5722TC1
APAR Fixed: SE04200
Release: 510
Cum Level: C2071510

DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM FIXED FOR APAR SE03208 :
-----------------------------------------------
  A C2M1212 message occurs when running an FTP script.

CORRECTION FOR APAR SE03208 :
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  When using the OS/400 FTP Client or Server, the message C2M1212
  may occur.  This message indicates that an error occurred when
  freeing memory.  FTP continues to function properly.  FTP has
  been modified so that it will not cause the C2M1212 message to
  be issued.


Mel Rothman



Phil wrote:
>
> Is this also true for FTP?  When FTP'ing in batch, this same message is
> logged a lot.  But everything worked correctly.  Imagine it would be a
> different PTF?
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web400-admin@midrange.com [mailto:web400-admin@midrange.com]On
> > Behalf Of Mel Rothman
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2002 4:44 PM
> > To: web400@midrange.com
> > Subject: Re: [WEB400] The pointer parameter passed to free or realloc is
> > not valid.
> >
> >
> > Aaron, this is fixed for V5R1 in PTF SI03023 for 5722DG1.
> >
> > The PTF cover letter says:
> >
> >   DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEM FIXED FOR APAR SE04099
> > :
> >
> > -----------------------------------------------
> >     C2M1212 message logged on CGI POST
> >
> >   CORRECTION FOR APAR SE04099
> > :
> >
> > -----------------------------
> >     The logic was not setting a pointer properly when a POST form
> >     had a blank entry field.  The logic has been corrected.
> >
> > Aside from the messages appearing in the job log, no harm is
> > done.  The server
> > was attempting to free storage that had not been allocated.
> >
> > Mel Rothman
> >
> >
> >
> > "Bartell, Aaron L. (TC)" wrote:
> > >
> > > I have the above message repeated 100's of times in one of my server
> > > instance jobs.  Anybody know what produces this message?  The
> > cgi program is
> > > functioning like it should be.
> > >
> > > Here is some more info:
> > > Message ID . . . . . . :   C2M1212       Severity . . . . . . . :   30
> > >
> > > Date sent  . . . . . . :   05/08/02      Time sent  . . . . . .
> > :   13:53:44
> > >
> > > Message type . . . . . :   Diagnostic
> > >
> > > CCSID  . . . . . . . . :   65535
> > >
> > > >From program . . . . . . . . . :   QC2UTIL1
> > >
> > >   From library . . . . . . . . :     QSYS
> > >
> > >   From module  . . . . . . . . :     QC2ALLOC
> > >
> > >   From procedure . . . . . . . :     free
> > >
> > >   From statement . . . . . . . :     1023
> > >
> > > To program . . . . . . . . . . :   QZHBCGI
> > >
> > >   To library . . . . . . . . . :     AS400CGI
> > >
> > >   To module  . . . . . . . . . :     QZHBCGI
> > >
> > >   To procedure . . . . . . . . :     QtmhWrStout
> > >
> > >   To statement . . . . . . . . :     930
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance,
> > > Aaron Bartell
> > >