Status: RELEASED

Patch Id: 114971-03

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Summary: SunOS 5.9: usr/kernel/fs/namefs Patch

Date:  Jul/29/2008

Installation Requirements:

Reboot after installing this patch to activate the changes delivered.  An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 9

Sun OS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 138570

Topic: 

SunOS 5.9: usr/kernel/fs/namefs Patch

Relevant Architecture: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch:

4711164 4921637 6581308

Changes incorporated in this version:

6581308

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Required Patches:

Obsoleted by:

Files Included in this Patch: 

/usr/kernel/fs/namefs
/usr/kernel/fs/sparcv9/namefs

Problem Description: 

6581308 namefs wants to participate in the VFS_HOLD/VFS_RELE/VFS_FREEVFS protocol
 
(from 114971-02)
 
4921637 syseventd[64] core dumped
 
(from 114971-01)
 
4711164 panic in fifofs:fifo_vfastoff() due to lpsched freeing an active buffer.

Revision History: 

114971-01 114971-02

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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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, July 29, 2008