Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 111309-05

Summary: SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 patch

Date:  Jul/02/2004

Installation Requirements:

Reconfigure immediately after patch is installed

Solaris Release: 8_x86

Sun OS Release: 5.8_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 111308

Topic: 

SunOS 5.8_x86: /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 patch
	NOTE:	Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
		IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architecture: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4222368 4247106 4308095 4308252 4384513 4451603 4456270 4464080 4617257 4782401 4831968 4846231 4848368 4851334 4856955 4873146 4873154 4962171

Changes incorporated in this version:

4464080 4962171

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

111173-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/lib/abi/abi_libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/llib-lmtmalloc.ln

Problem Description: 

4464080 libmtmalloc's realloc() can return an already freed pointer
4962171 libmtmalloc does not export calloc()
 
(from 111309-04)
 
4831968 mtmalloc doesn't abort() when freeing a freed oversize pointer
4848368 mallocctl() enters endless loop in reinit_cpu_list()
4846231 MTDEBUGPATTERN can work incorrectly for oversize allocations
4851334 Using MTDOUBLEFREE with libmtmalloc fails with blocks <= 64K on double free()
4782401 mtmalloc: reinit in reinit_cpu_list() should be reset when oversize_list is NULL
4856955 mallocctl() does not set MTCHUNKSIZE as per the mtmalloc(3MALLOC) man page
4873146 typo in mtmalloc.c
4873154 mtmalloc_impl.h needs tidying up
 
(from 111309-03)
 
4308095 implicit interposition broken with lazyloading and dlopen()ed objects
4308252 Malloc (mtmalloc) under multi-threaded programs is very slow
4456270 mtmalloc uses lwp_self in Solaris 9; should use _thr_self
4617257 Directory Server memory leak (mtmalloc oversized list fragmentation)
4222368 mallocctl - SIGABRT always delivered with MTDEBUGPATTERN
4384513 The mtmalloc multithreaded general test as found in the solaris workspace fails
 
(from 111309-02)
 
4451603 mtmalloc as pluging replacement for libc malloc; support memalign, valloc
 
(from 111309-01)
 
	This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the feature changes introduced in feature point patch 111173-01.
 
(from 111173-01)
 
4247106 DHCP server is too slow in servicing a large number of clients

Revision History: 

111309-01 111309-03 111309-02 111309-04

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 a reconfiguration boot(boot -r) after patch installation.
 
	NOTE:   To get the complete support for EDHCP, please install
                this new package
 
                SUNWdhcsb       Binary File Format Data Module for BOOTP/
                                DHCP Services
 
                and the following patches:
 
		111303-01 (or newer)    EDHCP libraries patch
                108965-05 (or newer)    /usr/sbin/snoop patch
                111311-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/libdhcpagent.so.1 patch
                109907-06 (or newer)    dhcpagent, dhcpinfo, ifconfig and
                                        netstat patch
                111305-01 (or newer)    /kernel/misc/nfs_dlboot patch
                111307-01 (or newer)    /usr/platform/i86pc/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot
                                        patch
                111309-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 patch
                109078-02 (or newer)    dhcp server and admin patch

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, July 2, 2004