Patch-ID# 110284-03
Keywords: mkfs stderr stdout -m mkfs stderr stdout -m mkfs_ufs core
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: mkfs and newfs patch
Date: 29/Oct/00

Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS release: 5.8_x86

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Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: mkfs and newfs patch

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4297460 4333516 4339330 4344221 4380132 4374181

Changes incorporated in this version: 4380132 4374181

Relevant Architectures: i386

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 110333-01 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch:

/usr/lib/fs/ufs/mkfs
/usr/lib/fs/ufs/newfs

Problem Description:

4374181 mkfs can fail in low-memory environments
4380132 mkfs_ufs core dumps on some sets of parameters.

(from 110284-02)

	This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the 
        feature changes introduced in feature point patch 110333-01.

4344221 RFE: mkfs is unnecessarily slow
4333516 newfs nbpi calculation wrong for near-terabyte filesystems

(from 110284-01)

4297460 should mkfs -m solaris 8 work
4339330 mkfs -m doesn't redirect output to stdout

(from 110333-01)

4344221 RFE: mkfs is unnecessarily slow
4333516 newfs nbpi calculation wrong for near-terabyte filesystems

Patch Installation Instructions:
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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 7-8 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions
on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris.
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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: 
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