20030915-03
Published: 2003-09-15 06:49:10
Updated: 2003-09-15 06:49:10
TITLE: HP Tru64 UNIX V5.1B PK2 BL22 Early Release Patch - Fix for possible memory corruption
New Kit Date: 15-SEP-2003
Modification Date: None
Modification Type: NEW KIT
Copyright (c) Hewlett-Packard Company 2003. All rights reserved.
PRODUCT: HP Tru64 UNIX [R] 5.1B
SOURCE: Hewlett-Packard Company
ECO INFORMATION:
ECO Name: T64KIT0019920-V51BB22-E-20030909
ECO Kit Approximate Size: 3.16MB
Kit Applies To: HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B PK2 (BL22)
ECO Kit CHECKSUMS:
/usr/bin/sum results:
22075 3240
/usr/bin/cksum results:
1919642548 3317760
MD5 results:
fbc0602755c258b937569116541c823b
SHA1 results:
203dcab2dadef8f786243e6e4aa39f2285ff0340
ECO KIT SUMMARY:
A dupatch-based, Early Release Patch kit exists for HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B that
contains solutions to the following problem(s):
Under certain circumstances, memory corruption can occur
when a non-Tru64 UNIX NFS client attempts to increase the
size of an AdvFS file.
The problem usually appears as a kernel memory fault and
corruption in multiple kernel memory buckets. A thread
in the crash has the following stack trace segment:
[...]
5 _OtsZero
6 fs_setattr
[...]
The Patch Kit Installation Instructions and the Patch Summary and Release
Notes documents provide patch kit installation and removal instructions
and a summary of each patch. Please read these documents prior to
installing patches on your system.
The patches in this ERP kit will also be available in the next mainstream
patch kit - HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B Patch Kit PK3.
INSTALLATION NOTES:
1) Install this kit with the dupatch utility that is included in the patch
kit. You may need to baseline your system if you have manually changed
system files on your system. The dupatch utility provides the baselining
capability.
2) This ERP kit will NOT install over any Customer Specific Patches (CSPs)
which have file intersections with this ERP kit. Contact your normal
Service Provider for assistance if the installation of this ERP kit is
blocked by any of your installed CSPs.
INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES:
You must have installed HP Tru64 UNIX 5.1B PK2 (BL22) prior to installing
this Early Release Patch Kit.
KNOWN PROBLEMS WITH THE PATCH KIT:
None.
RELEASE NOTES FOR T64KIT0019920-V51BB22-E-20030909:
Release Notes
This document summarizes the contents and special instructions for the
Tru64 UNIX V5.1B patches contained in this kit.
For information about installing or removing patches, baselining,
and general patch management, see the Patch Kit Installation
Instructions document.
1 Release Notes
This Early Release Patch Kit Distribution contains:
- fixes that resolve the problem(s) reported in:
o GB_G07547 SE_G07482
* for Tru64 UNIX V5.1B T64V51BB22AS0002-20030415.tar (BL22)
The patches in this kit are being released early for general customer use.
Refer to the Release Notes for a summary of each patch and installation
prerequisites.
Patches in this kit are installed by running dupatch from the directory
in which the kit was untarred. For example, as root on the target system:
> mkdir -p /tmp/CSPkit1
> cd /tmp/CSPkit1
> <copy the kit to /tmp/CSPkit1>
> tar -xpvf DUV40D13-C0044900-1285-20000328.tar
> cd patch_kit
> ./dupatch
2 Special Instructions
There are no special instructions for Tru64 UNIX V5.1B Patch C271.00
3 Summary of CSPatches contained in this kit
Tru64 UNIX V5.1B
PatchId Summary Of Fix
----------------------------------------
C271.00 Fix KMF in _OtsZero
4 Additional information from Engineering
None
5 Affected system files
This patch delivers the following files:
Tru64 UNIX V5.1B
Patch C271.00
./sys/BINARY/advfs.mod
CHECKSUM: 03201 1406
SUBSET: OSFADVFSBIN540
[R] UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries
licensed exclusively through X/Open Company Limited.
Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 2003. All Rights reserved.
This software is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology
of Hewlett-Packard Company. Possession, use, or copying of this
software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license
from Hewlett-Packard or an authorized sublicensor.
This ECO has not been through an exhaustive field test process.
Due to the experimental stage of this ECO/workaround, Hewlett-Packard
makes no representations regarding its use or performance. The
customer shall have the sole responsibility for adequate protection
and back-up data used in conjunction with this ECO/workaround.
