Patch-ID# 118997-04

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Keywords: core malloc format efi
Synopsis: SunOS 5.10_x86: format patch
Date: Apr/27/2006


Install Requirements: Reboot after installation, an alternative may be in Special Install Instructions                      
                      
Solaris Release: 10_x86

SunOS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 118996

Topic: SunOS 5.10_x86: format patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4670406 4855218 4934259 4968226 5090022 6194015 6194723 6203470 6209502 6265652 6275431 6300267 6326547 6335611 6340778 6349487

Changes incorporated in this version: 4670406 4855218 6194015 6203470 6209502 6275431 6300267 6326547 6335611 6340778 6349487

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 119940-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/include/sys/efi_partition.h
/usr/sbin/format

Problem Description:

4855218 sparc: Need EFI label support on IDE
6275431 x86: Need EFI label support on IDE
6340778 cmlb: common disk label code
6326547 format: converting EFI to VTOC, fdisk info is taken from a random disk
6335611 format: Need to warn users that data will be lost when converting to and from EFI labels
6300267 Remove objmgr module
6203470 Runaway threads on AMD64 in 64 bit mode
4670406 cmdk: seeing kstat_create() namespace collision booting miniroot
6209502 cmdk: open/close: bad FEXCL implementation and bad last partition close detection logic
6194015 Device in use checking for Solaris utilities - PSARC/2004/776
6349487 libdiskmgt should bypass all calls in dm_inuse when NOINUSE_CHECK is set
 
(from 118997-03)
 
        This patch revision accumulates/obsoletes Solaris Update S10U1 
        feature point patch 119940-01
 
(from 118997-02)
 
6265652 119076-01 has the wrong cpu_t offsets
 
(from 118997-01)
 
6194723 format core dumps
4934259 format can segv on malloc failure
 
(from 119940-01)
 
5090022 SCSI driver (sd) needs to cope with >2Tb
4968226 formats default ascii name for efi labels sucks

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 1:  Reboot system 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.)
 
         119255-06 (or greater)  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
 
NOTE 3:  To get the complete fix for bug 6275431 (Need EFI label support 
         on IDE), please also install the following patches:
 
         122244-01 (or greater)  cmdk, dadk, strategy patch
         122246-01 (or greater)  snlb patch
         122247-01 (or greater)  cmlb patch
         122248-01 (or greater)  addbadsec patch
 
NOTE 4:  To obtain the complete libdiskmgt support, please install the
         following patches:
 
         119987-02 (or greater)  clri patch
         122173-01 (or greater)  swap patch
         122175-01 (or greater)  dumpadm patch
         122177-01 (or greater)  libdiskmgt patch

README -- Last modified date:  Thursday, April 27, 2006