OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 126422-02


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Keywords: security format core malloc usb patch
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 137022-01 SunOS 5.10_x86: format patch
Date: Jan/28/2008


Install Requirements: After installing this patch on an active boot environment, the system will be in a potentially inconsistent state until a reboot is performed. Unless
otherwise specified in the Special Install Instructions below, it is normally safe to apply further patches prior to initiating the reboot due to the relatively small footprint of the patch utilities. Normal operations must not be resumed until after the reboot is performed.

Solaris Release: 10_x86

SunOS Release: 5.10_x86

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for SPARC as patch 126421

Topic: SunOS 5.10_x86: format patch

Relevant Architectures: i386

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
467040615104743
485521815157674
493425915180261
496822615189422
509002215223876
619401515236190
619472315236413
620347015239225
620950215241415
626565215263914
627543115267779
629698815276244
630026715277602
632654715288028
633488215291190
633561115291456
633865315292808
634077815293660
634948715297481
637523815308102
638269815311543
641048815324157
642197015328783
649123615360152


Changes incorporated in this version: 6491236

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 118997-10 121799-01

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 118855-15 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 137022-01

Files included with this patch:

/usr/include/sys/efi_partition.h
/usr/sbin/format

Problem Description:

6491236 partition size can be set incorrectly using specific chars
 
(from 126422-01)
 
6375238 format core dumps when trying to modify the disk label
6382698 warning message should be given when converting EFI->SMI each time
 
(from 118997-10)
 
6410488 "Error occurred with device in use checking: No such device" when "format /dev/rdsk/cxtyd0s2"
 
(from 118997-09)
 
6296988 format: segfault due to buffer overflow in shell escape code
 
(from 118997-08)
 
6421970 patch 118996-04 does not correctly show dependency on libdiskmgt patch
 
(from 118997-07)
 
6338653 integrate ZFS
 
(from 118997-06)
 
        This revision actually accumulates 121799 patch.
 
(from 118997-05)
 
        This revision accumulates S10U2 feature point patch 121799-01.
 
(from 118997-04)
 
4855218 sparc: need EFI label support on IDE
6275431 x86: need EFI label support on IDE
6340778 cmlb: common disk label code
6326547 format: converting EFI to VTOC, fdisk info is taken from a random disk
6335611 format: need to warn users that data will be lost when converting to and from EFI labels
6300267 remove objmgr module
6203470 runaway threads on AMD64 in 64 bit mode
4670406 cmdk: seeing kstat_create() namespace collision booting miniroot
6209502 cmdk: open/close: bad FEXCL implementation and bad last partition close detection logic
6194015 device in use checking for Solaris utilities-PSARC/2004/776
6349487 libdiskmgt should bypass all calls in dm_inuse when NOINUSE_CHECK is set
 
(from 118997-03)
 
        This revision was generated as a result of the feature foldback.
 
5090022 SCSI driver (sd) needs to cope with >2Tb
4968226 formats default ascii name for efi labels sucks
 
(from 118997-02)
 
6265652 119076-01 has the wrong cpu_t offsets
 
(from 118997-01)
 
6194723 format core dumps
4934259 format can segv on malloc failure
 
(from 121799-01)
 
6334882 format -e does not see the USB Iomega Rev Drive


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
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:
-----------------------------
 
Not all patches listed in this section as needed for the completion
of a fix or feature, may be available at the same time as this patch.
This allows the remaining fixes/features to be made available sooner.
 
NOTE 1: If you're planning to set up Zones on this system, please
        make sure to install the following patch which fixes bugid 6216195
        (zone installation confused by UPDATE=yes in pkginfo(4) file):
 
        119255-06 (or greater)  Install and Patch Utilities Patch
 
NOTE 2: To get the complete fix for bug 6275431 (need EFI label support
        ion IDE), please also install the following patches:
 
        122248-01 (or greater) addbadsec patch
        122247-01 (or greater) cmlb patch
        122246-01 (or greater) snlb patch
        122244-01 (or greater) cmdk, dadk, strategy patch
 
NOTE 3: To get the complete libdiskmgt support, please also install the
        following patches:
 
        119987-02 (or greater)  clri patch
        122173-01 (or greater)  swap patch
        122175-01 (or greater)  dumpadm patch
        122177-01 (or greater)  libdiskmgt patch
 
NOTE 4: To get the complete ZFS fix, please also install the following
        patches:
 
        118919-14 (or greater)  Solaris Crypto Framework patch
        118563-08 (or greater)  Solaris Data Encryption Kit Patch
        118344-09 (or greater)  FMA patch
        122641-01 (or greater)  ZFS genesis patch
        122645-01 (or greater)  ZFS header files patch
        122651-01 (or greater)  ZFS miscellaneous patch
        122653-01 (or greater)  ZFS utilities patch
        122751-02 (or greater)  zones configuration libraries patch
        120987-04 (or greater)  mkfs and newfs patch
        122173-02 (or greater)  swap swapadd isaexec patch
        122175-02 (or greater)  dumpadm patch


NOTE: The list of 'patches required with this patch' (above) has been
modified from the list specified at patch creation time. The reason for
the modification is that one or more of the required patches was
either never released or withdrawn after its release. The following
substitutions (which are guaranteed to satisfy the original requirements)
were therefore made:

118855-15 replaces 118855-10




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