OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 147151-05


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Keywords: nxge
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 148342-06 SunOS 5.10: nxge patch
Date: Nov/27/2012


Install Requirements: Reboot after installing this patch to activate the changes delivered. An alternative may be specified in the Special Install Instructions.

Solaris Release: 10

SunOS Release: 5.10

Unbundled Product:

Unbundled Release:

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 147152

Topic: SunOS 5.10: nxge 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 sparc.sun4v

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
695940515648422
703757515710067
706281415726420
709545815744366
716217115786094


Changes incorporated in this version: 7162171

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 127127-11 137137-09 139555-08 141444-09 142909-17 144500-19 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 148342-06

Files included with this patch:

/platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/nxge.conf
/platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/nxge
/platform/sun4v/kernel/drv/nxge.conf
/platform/sun4v/kernel/drv/sparcv9/nxge

Problem Description:

7162171 polling on link state introduces delay to other kernel threads
 
(from 147151-04)
 
7062814 Glendale (T6320) panics during SunVTS test for nxge interface
 
(from 147151-03)
 
7037575 WARNING nxge_nlp2020_xcvr_init: Unknown type [0x7b303a18] detected
 
(from 147151-02)
 
7095458 nxge bumps up outbound traffic statistics in bursts rather than at 1s intervals
 
(from 147151-01)
 
6959405 intermittent nxge packet CSUM errors on LDOM controller


Patch Installation Instructions:
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Please refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd'
and 'patchrm' commands provided with Solaris.
 
The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine:
 
       example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/123456-07
 
The following example removes a patch from a standalone system:
 
       example# patchrm 123456-07
 
For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Any
other special or non-generic installation instructions should be
described below as special instructions.


Special Install Instructions:
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None.


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