Symptom

Occasionally, a BadTopOfStack message may appear while running Process Commander under WebSphere and AIX.

Solution

Resolution

IBM has packaged and released a new JVM that resolves the problem, and certified it on various WebSphere releases. 

IBM's 1.4.2 SR4-1 JVM for WebSphere 5.1.1 is out for public consumption:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=180&context=SSEQTP&dc=D400&uid=swg24011033&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en&rss=ct180websphere

We have tested this VM successfully against multiple BadTopOfStack test cases.

In response to the question of when the WebSphere 6.0.2 edition of this patch will be released, IBM support has provided the following info. Use these links:

IBM WebSphere Application Server Java SDK SR 4-1 interim Fix for V6.0.2:

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24011133

IBM WebSphere Application Server Java SDK SR 4-1 interim Fix for V5.1.1

http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24011033