OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 117351-41

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Keywords: security kernel drv pm framebuffer openboot debugging bufsize procfs
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 117351-43 SunOS 5.8_x86: kernel patch
Date: Sep/21/2006


Install Requirements: Reconfigure immediately after patch is installed                      
                      Install in Single User Mode                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 117350

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: kernel patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4025675 4028137 4272659 4272667 4293005 4324361 4367751 4380667 4401917 4402270 4421305 4423453 4520934 4525533 4527582 4630734 4643312 4643339 4715927 4745648 4788692 4802594 4802646 4817079 4830628 4833860 4849610 4853971 4860955 4860976 4861945 4865856 4878802 4887700 4893666 4894477 4914079 4927647 4941431 4942492 4944039 4946459 4946504 4946686 4947970 4953382 4953966 4958313 4959637 4969038 4974557 4979787 4981108 4994422 5017148 5026502 5031470 5035198 5050686 5054052 5059254 5059920 5062387 5065051 5070270 5084503 5086284 5103805 6198906 6206732 6210001 6210881 6229754 6266921 6272865 6278650 6285960 6294464 6324745 6329593 6330765 6339942 6346698 6350363 6361360 6395178 6462053

Changes incorporated in this version: 6462053

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 116898-01 116902-02 123704-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108529-29 117001-05 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/log
/kernel/fs/procfs
/kernel/genunix
/kernel/mach/pcplusmp
/kernel/sys/doorfs
/kernel/sys/kaio
/platform/i86pc/kernel/mmu/mmu32
/platform/i86pc/kernel/mmu/mmu36
/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix
/usr/include/sys/aio_impl.h
/usr/include/sys/archsystm.h
/usr/include/sys/callb.h
/usr/include/sys/conf.h
/usr/include/sys/door_data.h
/usr/include/sys/epm.h
/usr/include/sys/log.h
/usr/include/sys/pit.h
/usr/include/sys/proc.h
/usr/include/sys/stream.h
/usr/include/sys/strsubr.h
/usr/include/sys/strtty.h
/usr/include/sys/sunddi.h
/usr/include/sys/systm.h
/usr/include/sys/uadmin.h
/usr/include/sys/x86_archext.h
/usr/include/vm/anon.h
/usr/include/vm/page.h
/usr/include/vm/seg_map.h
/usr/kernel/drv/pm
/usr/kernel/drv/ptm
/usr/lib/adb/smap
/usr/lib/mdb/kvm/genunix.so
/usr/platform/i86pc/include/sys/clock.h
/usr/platform/i86pc/include/sys/psm_types.h
/usr/platform/i86pc/include/sys/smp_impldefs.h

Problem Description:

6462053 Fix for bugid 6272865 in s8/s9 KU regresses 6329593 (dbx hang) if procfs patch not installed
 
(from 117351-40)
 
6272865 race condition between SIGKILL and /proc PCAGENT
6329593 pr_wait_die() can hang while waiting for SIGKILL to be processed.
 
(from 117351-39)
 
6346698 race condition while customer is running the latest Solaris 8 cpc driver
 
(from 117351-38)
 
6266921 /dev/conslog should be clonable
 
(from 117351-37)
 
4028137 serial line hangs and gets "link down" message
4527582 need Solaris DDI function to determine if thread is in proc_exit
4947970 possible clock thread deadlock
5084503 deadlock between pause_cpus() and mutex_vector_enter()
 
(from 117351-36)
 
6278650 Race on siron_pending leads to hang
 
(from 117351-35)
 
4402270 the CPUSTAT tool prints incorrect values for the TICK register on SunBlade1000
4401917 cpustat and cputrack print negative tick values
6395178 Fix the 'wx hdrchk' error for cpc_ultra.h in solaris 8
 
(from 117351-34)
 
6229754 segspt_reclaim() panics the system because pplist is NULL
 
(from 117351-33)
 
4324361 onerror=umount on shared file systems will panic system soon after error
4942492 ufs_vget() forcibly umounts check broken
4969038 System panics after forceful unmount of FS
6206732 swap thread hangs in anon_array_enter while holding the p_lock
6350363 anon_array_try_enter needs to initialize sobj->sync_cv
6330765 procfs pagedata can panic machine.
6324745 vmem memory leak in the procfs PAGEDATA subsystem.
6339942 popen(3C) still isn't MT-safe
6361360 race condition in cfork()
 
(from 117351-32)
 
6294464 machine hung with threads spinning in thread_lock()on a CPU dispatch lock that never gets released.
 
(from 117351-31)
 
4745648 cluster node panics because mdboot takes too much time
5031470 doors don't like being both a server and client (race in door_call/door_results)
 
(from 117351-30)
 
6285960 qnextless is not checked while multiplexing
 
(from 117351-29)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-28)
 
4715927 smd_free[] is woefully undersized, suffers from false sharing
 
(from 117351-27)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-26)
 
6210881 When there is memory pressure dnlc not setting dca_dircache to DC_RET_LOW_MEM
 
(from 117351-25)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-24)
 
4887700 specfs snode can have a reference to a deleted dip
 
(from 117351-23)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-22)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-21)
 
4946504 process is receiving STREAMS messages out of sequence
5103805 cpu_dontsteal shouldn't protect migrating threads
4946686 cpu_dontsteal should only protect curthread
4979787 disp_anywork shouldn't be tempted by bound threads
 
(from 117351-20)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-19)
 
4994422 WARNING: Time of Day clock error: reason [Jumped by 0x79].
5062387 Virtual TOD on serengeti doesn't call tod_validate().
5065051 The current fix for bugid 4850672 isn't enough
6198906 page retire can cause large pages to be lost and DR to hang
 
(from 117351-18)
 
6210001 System panics in aio_cleanup_exit routine while running ismstress with DR
 
(from 117351-17)
 
4941431 aio race condition leads to hang
5059920 Idle loop is not scalable on large systems
4802594 Idle loop degrades IO performance on large psets
5054052 disp_getwork() is greedy and negatively impacts dispatch latency
5086284 pm scan should not be run from a timeout
 
(from 117351-16)
 
4865856 race condition over q_ptr between udp module and kernel
5026502 intense UFS dir activity results in duplicated entries & rename() failures
5050686 Solaris mutexes should be made more efficient under contention
 
(from 117351-15)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-14)
 
4293005 spurious call to as_pageunlock()
 
(from 117351-13)
 
4643339 IP service is exclusive, causing severe performance problems
5035198 fcntl file locking does not honor sleeping writer policy
 
(from 117351-12)
 
4525533 putnext() may limit stack usage
4643312 interim performance improvements needed in fsflushd
4849610 Pages with 0 translations should be freed more aggressively
4953382 creating large files in /tmp produces I/O storm to swap device
4958313 panic: pp->p_vnode == NULL    !IS_VMODSORT(pp->p_vnode)    !hat_ismod(pp)
4802646 assertion failed: (vp->v_flag & VISSWAP) == 0,  ...fsflush.c, line 248
4927647 pty loses last output before close/exit
4981108 System panics while unmounting the lofs
 
(from 117351-11)
 
4830628 MP x86 platforms show load average of 0.3 or greater on idle system
4272659 non-intel CPU features are not properly detected
4272667 minor optimizations in x86 locore
4367751 psrinfo -v reports about 10% error on a machine with two Pentium III 933MHz CPUs
4380667 psrinfo:  Improper CPU type identification and speed indication, AMD
4421305 drv_usecwait inaccurate and inconsistent on x86
4423453 PIT is incorrectly programmed virtually everywhere
4630734 drv_usecwait is not accurate when CPU frequency changes
4861945 cyclics should use local APIC timers on x86
4894477 Need gethrtime_unscaled that really works for x86
4853971 gettimeofday and gethrtime don't always completely agree on Intel
4953966 frequency of programmable interrupt timer (PIT) is hard coded to a wrong value
4974557 fix to 4630734 causes ddivs timing test to fail on x86
5059254 panic: dispatcher invoked from high-level interrupt handler
5070270 gettimeofday can return a negative tv_usec
4878802 apic_addspl() might return without enabling interrupt.
 
(from 117351-10)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-09)
 
4025675 Can't set a variable that begins with an underscore in /etc/system
5017148 t_lockp/t_disp_queue pointing to CPU Y when thread is TS_ONPROC on CPU X
 
(from 117351-08)
 
4944039 System panics with decr_upcount-off the end
 
(from 117351-07)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-06)
 
        This revision is to maintain the same patch revision number as its
        counterpart sparc architecture patch.  No new bug fixes are included.
 
(from 117351-05)
 
4946459 Unable to release memory during the DR operation.
4959637 Deadlock between devmap_ctxto thread and devmap_ctx_rele thread.
 
(from 117351-04)
 
4860976 Large memory causes overflow of bfreelist->b_bufsize
 
(from 117351-03)
 
4860955 page removal causes a good page to be removed after DR operation
4893666 page_retire does not update retired page list in some cases
 
(from 117351-02)
 
4817079 open/close of /dev/log leaks kernel memory
4833860 unsetting of TP_STOPPING can result in hung process
 
(from 117351-01)
 
4788692 pm_power_has_changed should not take the power lock
 
(from 116898-01)
 
4914079 CDE freezes with framebuffer power management if OpenBoot debugging is enabled
 
(from 116902-02)
 
4941431 aio race condition leads to hang
 
(from 116902-01)
 
4520934 large file POSIX aio breaks when 32 bit app runs on 64 bit kernel.
 
(from 123704-01)
 
6272865 race condition between SIGKILL and /proc PCAGENT
6329593 pr_wait_die() can hang while waiting for SIGKILL to be processed.

Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or
the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic
'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch.
 
For Solaris 7-10 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.  The following example
installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 104945-02
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages.

Special Install Instructions:
-----------------------------
Perform patch installation in single user mode.
Reboot system immediately after patch installation.
 
NOTE 1:  To get the complete fix for bugid 4643339 (IP service is exclusive,
         causing severe performance problems), please also install the
         following patch:
 
         116966-05 (or greater)  ip/arp/tcp/udp patch
 
NOTE 2:  To get the complete fix for bugid 4324361 (onerror=umount on shared
         file systems will panic system soon after error), please also install
         the following patch:
 
         116951-08 (or greater)  ufs patch
 
NOTE 3:  To get the complete fix for bugid 4028137 (serial line hangs and gets
         "link down" message), please also install the following patch:
 
         109459-04 (or greater)  ldterm patch
 
         No other serial port drivers incorporate the fix for this bug
         in this OS release.
 
NOTE 4:  To get the complete fix for bugid 6272865 (race condition between
         SIGKILL and /proc PCAGENT) and 6329593 (pr_wait_die() can hang while
         waiting for SIGKILL to be processed), please also install the
         following patch:
 
         116960-15 (or greater)  nfs and rpcmod patch

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, November 7, 2006

