Patch-ID# 118557-06

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Keywords: deadlock threads disp_lock asy_excl_hi
Synopsis: SunOS 5.10: platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/su patch
Date: Aug/14/2006


Install Requirements: Reconfigure immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 10

SunOS Release: 5.10

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Topic: SunOS 5.10: platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/su 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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Relevant Architectures: sparc.sun4u sparc.sun4v

BugId's fixed with this patch: 5104883 6222697 6300839 6334314 6362844 6365805 6387359

Changes incorporated in this version: 6334314 6362844

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/su
/platform/sun4v/kernel/drv/sparcv9/su

Problem Description:

6334314 su driver can hang in certain ioctls (TCSETA) when asy_isbusy is true
6362844 WARNING: px1: spurious interrupt from ino 0x9
 
(from 118557-05)
 
6387359 su'asyopen() consumes ~99% of CPU0, or ~44% of overall  CPU resources, on a V240 2 x 1.28GHz
 
(from 118557-04)
 
5104883 su driver shows wrong baud rate with stty(1M) command
 
(from 118557-03)
 
6365805 Chicago P1.0 serial ports are not transmitting or receiving break characters properly
 
(from 118557-02)
 
6300839 Serialtest (sutest) failing with different baud rates on Chicago (ROB2)
 
(from 118557-01)
 
6222697 deadlock between threads holding disp_lock & asy_excl_hi results in hang

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 7-10 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:
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NOTE 1: Reconfigure system (boot -r) immediately after patch installation
        is complete.
 
NOTE 2: If you're planning to set up Zones on this system, please make
        sure to install the following patch which fixes bugid 6216195
        (zone installation confused by UPDATE=yes in pkginfo(4) file):
 
        119015-01 (or greater)  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
 
        (Note that 119254 has superseded 119015; installation of the
         current version is recommended to be preferred, due to its
         central role in the installation and removal of patches.)

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, August 14, 2006