Patch-ID# 109898-02
Keywords: arp multipathing interface panic
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/arp patch
Date: 18/Sep/00

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /kernel/drv/arp patch

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	NOTE: This patch may contain one or more OEM-specific platform ports.
	      See the appropriate OEM_NOTES file within the patch for
	      information specific to these platforms.
 
	      DO NOT INSTALL this patch on an OEM system if a corresponding
	      OEM_NOTES file is not present (or is present, but instructs not
	      to install the patch), unless the OEM vendor directs otherwise.
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	NOTE:	Refer to Special Install Instructions section for 
		IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4291034 4299644 4302198 4308728 4311938 

Changes incorporated in this version: 4302198

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 109050-01 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/drv/arp
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/arp
/kernel/strmod/arp
/kernel/strmod/sparcv9/arp

Problem Description:

4302198 Solaris 8 kernel panic when servicing interrupt from hme device

(from 109898-01)

	This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
	the feature changes introduced in point patch 109050-01.

4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into 2.8.
4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads
4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp
4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console

(from 109050-01)

4311938 Network Multipathing should be integrated into Solaris 8.
4299644 debug kernel panics; race between ip_close and ip_wsrv threads
4291034 arp: bad trap in ip while deleting logical interface during arp
4308728 ifconfig results in spurious message on the console

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.
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: 

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Reboot the system after patch installation.

	NOTE:   To get the complete IP Multipathing support, one needs
                to install the following patches:

                109898-01 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/arp patch
                109742-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/icmp patch
                109279-05 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/ip patch
                109900-01 (or newer)    /etc/init.d/network and 
                                        /etc/rcS.d/S30network.sh patch
                109472-03 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/tcp patch
                109740-02 (or newer)    /kernel/drv/udp patch
                109902-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/inet/in.ndpd patch
                109904-01 (or newer)    /etc/default/mpathd and 
                                        /sbin/in.mpathd patch
                109906-01 (or newer)    /sbin/ifconfig and /usr/sbin/ifconfig 
                                        patch
