Patch-ID# 117351-13
Keywords: kernel drv pm cde framebuffer openboot debugging bufsize memory
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: kernel patch
Date: Nov/01/2004


Install Requirements: Install in Single User Mode                      
                      Reboot immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8_x86

SunOS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 117350

Topic: SunOS 5.8_x86: kernel patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4025675 4272659 4272667 4367751 4380667 4421305 4423453 4525533 4630734 4643312 4643339 4788692 4802646 4817079 4830628 4833860 4849610 4853971 4860955 4860976 4861945 4878802 4893666 4894477 4914079 4927647 4944039 4946459 4953382 4953966 4958313 4959637 4974557 4981108 5017148 5035198 5059254 5070270

Changes incorporated in this version: 4643339 5035198

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 116898-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 108529-29 or greater 117001-05 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/log
/kernel/genunix
/kernel/mach/pcplusmp
/kernel/sys/doorfs
/platform/i86pc/kernel/mmu/mmu32
/platform/i86pc/kernel/mmu/mmu36
/platform/i86pc/kernel/unix
/usr/include/sys/archsystm.h
/usr/include/sys/conf.h
/usr/include/sys/epm.h
/usr/include/sys/log.h
/usr/include/sys/pit.h
/usr/include/sys/x86_archext.h
/usr/include/vm/page.h
/usr/kernel/drv/pm
/usr/kernel/drv/ptm
/usr/platform/i86pc/include/sys/clock.h
/usr/platform/i86pc/include/sys/psm_types.h
/usr/platform/i86pc/include/sys/smp_impldefs.h

Problem Description:

4643339 IP service is exclusive, causing severe performance problems
5035198 fcntl file locking does not honour sleeping writer policy
 
(from 117351-12)
 
4525533 putnext() may limit stack usage
4643312 interim performance improvements needed in fsflushd
4849610 Pages with 0 translations should be freed more aggressively
4953382 creating large files in /tmp produces I/O storm to swap device
4958313 panic: pp->p_vnode == NULL    !IS_VMODSORT(pp->p_vnode)    !hat_ismod(pp)
4802646 assertion failed: (vp->v_flag & VISSWAP) == 0,  ...fsflush.c, line 248
4927647 pty loses last output before close/exit
4981108 System panics while unmounting the lofs
 
(from 117351-11)
 
4830628 MP x86 platforms show load average of 0.3 or greater on idle system
4272659 non-intel CPUs features are not properly detected
4272667 minor optimizations in x86 locore
4367751 psrinfo -v reports about 10% error on a machine with two Pentium III 933MHz CPUs
4380667 psrinfo:  Improper CPU type identification and speed indication, AMD
4421305 drv_usecwait inaccurate and inconsistent on x86
4423453 PIT is incorrectly programmed virtually everywhere
4630734 drv_usecwait is not accurate when cpu frequency changes
fix to 4630734 causes ddivs timing test to fail on x86
4861945 cyclics should use local APIC timers on x86
4894477 Need gethrtime_unscaled that really works for x86
4853971 gettimeofday and gethrtime don't always completely agree on Intel
4953966 frequency of programmable interrupt timer (PIT) is hard coded to a wrong value
4974557 fix to 4630734 causes ddivs timing test to fail on x86
5059254 panic: dispatcher invoked from high-level interrupt handler
5070270 gettimeofday can return a negative tv_usec
4878802 apic_addspl() might return without enabling interrupt.
 
(from 117351-10)
 
This patch revision was generated to maintain the same patch revision number
with its counterpart architecture patch. No new bug fixes are included in
this patch version.
 
(from 117351-09)
 
4025675 Can't set a variable that begins with an underscore in /etc/system
5017148 t_lockp/t_disp_queue pointing to CPU Y when thread is TS_ONPROC on CPU X
 
(from 117351-08)
 
4944039 System panics with decr_upcount-off the end
 
(from 117351-07)
 
This patch revision was generated to maintain the same patch revision number
with its counterpart architecture patch. No new bug fixes are included in
this patch version.
 
(from 117351-06)
 
This patch revision was generated to maintain the same patch revision number
with its counterpart architecture patch. No new bug fixes are included in
this patch version.
 
(from 117351-05)
 
4946459 Unable to release memory during the DR operation.
4959637 Deadlock between devmap_ctxto thread and devmap_ctx_rele thread.
 
(from 117351-04)
 
4860976 Large memory causes overflow of bfreelist->b_bufsize
 
(from 117351-03)
 
4860955 page removal causes a good page to be removed after DR operation
4893666 page_retire does not update retired page list in some cases
 
(from 117351-02)
 
4817079 open/close of /dev/log leaks kernel memory
4833860 unsetting of TP_STOPPING can result in hung process
 
(from 117351-01)
 
4788692 pm_power_has_changed should not take the power lock
 
(from 116898-01)
 
4914079 CDE freezes with framebuffer power management if OpenBoot debugging is enabled

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 7-9 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:
-----------------------------
 
Perform patch installation in single user mode.
Reboot system after patch installation.
 
	NOTE 1:	To get the complete fix for bug 4643339, one needs to install
                the following patch:
 
                116966-05 (or newer)    ip/arp/tcp/udp patch

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, November 1, 2004

