OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 147161-06


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Keywords: bge
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 147147-26 SunOS 5.10: bge patch
Date: Nov/08/2012


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 147162

Topic: SunOS 5.10: bge 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 sparc.sun4u sparc.sun4v

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
702227015699145
702331315699844
708751515739974
708969815741159
711539615757303
713096515766935
717101515793504
717419515795962


Changes incorporated in this version: 7174195

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch:

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 118833-36 120011-14 127127-11 139555-08 141444-09 142909-17 144500-19 (or greater)

Obsoleted by: 147147-26

Files included with this patch:

/etc/driver_aliases
/platform/sun4u/kernel/drv/sparcv9/bge
/platform/sun4v/kernel/drv/sparcv9/bge

Problem Description:

7174195 after unplugging the cable, the link is still reported up and LEDs are not set correctly
 
(from 147161-05)
 
7171015 no link up/down message is output when plugging/unplugging network cable after 147161-02
 
(from 147161-04)
 
7087515 M3000 with bge chip type 5718 panics when dladm and kstat -p commands are issued simultaneously
7130965 panic with bge + kstat
 
(from 147161-03)
 
7089698 using ndd -get for bge no longer works correctly after applying 144500-19
7115396 unused bge interface logs "link: unknown" when dladm show-link is called
 
(from 147161-02)
 
7022270 add device support for Broadcom 5720
 
(from 147161-01)
 
7023313 dladm show-link delay in open unplumbed bge instances


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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