OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 108806-05
Keywords: ipv6 canputnext local mac-address DR panic trap AP Starcat
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 108806-08 SunOS 5.8: Sun Quad FastEthernet qfe driver
Date: Aug/31/2001

Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

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Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4301636 4306341 4321069 4321602 4372906 4382499 4392541 4400713 4401250 4411462 4412971

Changes incorporated in this version: 4392541 4412971

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/qfe
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/qfe
/usr/include/sys/qfe.h

Problem Description:

4392541 panic due to qfe_intr ending on bus timeout
4412971 qfe driver and multicast packets issue on Solaris
 
(from 108806-04)
4411462 qfe driver will bind with CLDLS service mode no matter request is not CLDLS 
4401250 After QFE instance is set to invalid number, it stops working correctly
4400713 QFE panics (alignment error) under heavy traffic, in a multiple NIC conf
ig
 
(from 108806-03)
4372906 Need MAC header when receiving packets on down interface
4382499 alignment trap in qfedodetach()
 
(from 108806-02)
4321069 qfe: local-mac-address? property is not dr compliant
4321602 qfe calls canputnext with null pointer causing panic
 
(from 108806-01)
4306341 When running AP after 13 hours, the system panic
4301636 System panics when trying to unconfigure a PCI SunQFE NIC on Starcat Prototype

Patch Installation Instructions:
-------------------------------- 
For Solaris 8 release, 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:
----------------------------- 
After installing this patch, reboot the system to load the
newly installed driver.

README -- Last modified date:  Tuesday, November 20, 2001

