OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 112971-04
Keywords: cachefs excessive writes panic dcp syncronization rnode
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 112971-05 SunOS 5.9: patch kernel/fs/cachefs
Date: Aug/07/2003


Install Requirements: Install in Single User Mode                      
                      Reboot after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 114240

Topic: SunOS 5.9: patch kernel/fs/cachefs
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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
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Relevant Architectures: sparc sparc.sun4u

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4368576 4398885 4493561 4615194 4772960

Changes incorporated in this version: 4772960

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/fs/cachefs
/kernel/fs/sparcv9/cachefs

Problem Description:

4772960 Several patches have pkginfo and patchinfo files that fail consistency checking
 
(from 112971-03)
 
4368576 dead mutex in rnode (pointed to by cachefs) panics system
 
(from 112971-02)
 
4398885 2.6 system panics in cachefs_dir_extend
 
(from 112971-01)
 
4493561 Solaris 8 Cachefs cache has excessive writes
4615194 Cachefs will not cache in local disk after we change file time via touch

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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None.

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, February 2, 2004

