Patch-ID# 109034-04

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Keywords: tasks projects extended accounting prstat cpu statistics
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: prstat patch
Date: Jan/18/2006


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 109033

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: prstat patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4312278 4481976 4529138 4921661 4950966 5070816

Changes incorporated in this version: 5070816

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108994-01 108998-01 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/bin/i86/prstat

Problem Description:

5070816 prstat normalizes microstate times incorrectly, causing weird percentages
 
(from 109034-03)
 
4921661 prstat -L gives bogus totals when using cpu/pset filters
4950966 prstat -m is incorrect for microstate accounting
 
(from 109034-02)
 
4481976 prstat without -L reports wrong CPU time for multithreaded processes
4529138 prstat can't be backgrounded to record statistics easily
 
(from 109034-01)
 
4312278 tasks, projects, extended accounting project

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:
-----------------------------
 
NOTE:   To get the complete support for Tasks, Projects and Accounting, one needs
        to install the following patches:
 
        108529-01 (or greater)  kernel update patch
	108994-01 (or greater)  nss and ldap patch
	108990-01 (or greater)  acctctl and exacctsys patch
	108996-01 (or greater)  libproc.so.1 patch
	108992-02 (or greater)  libc patch
	109026-01 (or greater)  truss patch
	109004-01 (or greater)  acctadm patch
	109010-01 (or greater)  /etc/magic and /usr/bin/file patch
	109020-01 (or greater)  priocntl patch
	109028-01 (or greater)  wracct patch
	108998-01 (or greater)  libexacct and libproject patch
	109008-01 (or greater)  at/atrm/batch/cron patch
	109012-01 (or greater)  id patch
	109014-01 (or greater)  lastcomm patch
	109016-01 (or greater)  newtask patch
	109000-01 (or greater)  PAM patch
	109022-01 (or greater)  projects patch
	109024-01 (or greater)  ps patch
	109006-01 (or greater)  su.static and su patch
	109036-01 (or greater)  useradd/userdel/usermod patch
	109030-01 (or greater)  perl patch
	109018-01 (or greater)	pgrep and pkill patch
	109038-01 (or greater)  /var/yp/Makefile, /var/yp/nicknames patch
	109032-01 (or greater)  projadd/projdel/projmod patch

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, January 18, 2006