Patch-ID# 118587-02

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Keywords: mv cp performance improvement madvise mmap
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9_x86: cp/ln/mv & XPG4 cp/ln/mv Patch
Date: Jul/24/2006


Install Requirements: NA                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9_x86

SunOS Release: 5.9_x86

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 118586

Topic: SunOS 5.9_x86: cp/ln/mv & XPG4 cp/ln/mv Patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

BugId's fixed with this patch: 5015406 5028048

Changes incorporated in this version: 5028048

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: 

/usr/bin/cp
/usr/bin/ln
/usr/bin/mv
/usr/sbin/static/cp
/usr/sbin/static/ln
/usr/sbin/static/mv
/usr/xpg4/bin/cp
/usr/xpg4/bin/ln
/usr/xpg4/bin/mv

Problem Description:

5028048 *mv* does not adhere to POSIX 1003.1 when moving trees across filesystems
 
(from 118587-01)
 
5015406 *cp* performance is roughly 40% worse than gnu cp

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:  Monday, July 24, 2006

