Patch-ID# 109439-02
Keywords: simba pci nexus pseudo driver.conf
Synopsis: SunOS 5.7: simba driver patch
Date: Jun/19/2003

Install Requirements: Reboot immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 7

SunOS Release: 5.7

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Topic: SunOS 5.7: simba driver patch
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	NOTE: This patch may contain one or more OEM-specific platform ports.
	      See the appropriate OEM_NOTES file within the patch for
	      information specific to these platforms.
	      DO NOT INSTALL this patch on an OEM system if a corresponding
	      OEM_NOTES file is not present (or is present, but instructs not
	      to install the patch), unless the OEM vendor directs otherwise.
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Relevant Architectures: sparc.sun4u

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4167515 4477967

Changes incorporated in this version: 4477967

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: 

/platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/simba
/platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/simba

Problem Description:

4477967 pci nexus drivers unnecessarily copies properties at initchild
 
(from 109439-01)
 
4167515 simba: pci nexus driver doesn't handle pseudo nodes from driver.conf files

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 7-9 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:
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Note: To get the complete fix for bugid 4477967 (pci nexus drivers 
      unnecessarily copies properties at initchild), will require to install
      patch 106541-25 or newer.

README -- Last modified date:  Thursday, June 19, 2003

