OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 137022-03


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Keywords: security format core malloc usb patch
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 137138-09 SunOS 5.10_x86: format patch
Date: Sep/03/2008


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 137021

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
654818015391646
660717615424790
663256315440239


Changes incorporated in this version: 6607176 6632563

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 118997-10 121799-01 126422-02

Patches which conflict with this patch:

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

Obsoleted by: 137138-09

Files included with this patch:

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

Problem Description:

6607176 format allows disk belonging to a ZFS pool to be resized and labeled
6632563 format reports error with device in use checking, when writing a label
 
(from 137022-02)
 
6548180 format on x86 should not advise running fdisk when it doesn't recognize partition table
 
(from 137022-01)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 126422-02
        into Solaris S10U5 Update.
 
(from 126422-02)
 
6491236 partition size can be set incorrectly using specific chars
 
(from 126422-01)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 118997-10
        into Solaris S10U4 Update and also delivers the following bugfixes:
 
6375238 format core dump when trying to modify 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)
 
        Uprev to actually accumulate 121799-01 patch.
 
(from 118997-05)
 
        This revision accumulates S10U2 feature point patch 121799-01.
 
(from 118997-04)
 
4670406 cmdk: seeing kstat_create() namespace collision booting miniroot
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/from EFI labels
6300267 remove objmgr module
6203470 runaway threads on AMD64 in 64 bit mode
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)
 
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:
-----------------------------
 
NOTE 1:  Before installing this patch, please be sure to install the
         latest patch utilities patches for your OS. This list of
         patches is defined at - http://sunsolve.sun.com
 
         Please use the pull down list which appears after the text:
         "Latest Patch Update: To ensure the correct functioning of
         the patching utilities on your system, stay up to date on
         the following patches"
 
NOTE 2: To get the complete fix for bug 6275431 (need EFI label support on
        IDE), please also install the following patch:
 
        122248-01 (or greater)  addbadsec patch
 
NOTE 3: To obtain 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
 
NOTE 4: To obtain 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
        122641-01 (or greater)  ZFS genesis 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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