Solution : https://service.sap.com/sap/support/notes/20635 (SAP Service marketplace login required)
Summary :
The SAP Note addresses a critical error identified as PXA_DESTROYED, found in systems operating under OSF/1 or DEC UNIX specifically on Alpha processors. This error leads to system crashes and is only observable on Alpha hardware configurations. The cause of the issue lies in the 32-bit memory granularity of Alpha machines, which necessitates entire 32-bit chunks to be processed, thereby causing erroneous writes to adjacent bits. This bug has been resolved starting from version 3.1H, with a patch available for version 3.1G, and it is advised for users with earlier versions to deploy the 3.1G kernel for compatibility and immediate resolution.
Key words :
additional key words osf/1, symptom short dump, half-word fields, downwardly compatible kernel, syslog entry, alpha processors, alpha systems, alpha hardware, memory accesses, alpha machines
Related Notes :
| 102231 | PXA_DESTROYED under DEC-UNIX |
| 19466 | Downloading SAP kernel patches |