OBSOLETE Patch-ID# 145648-05


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Keywords: driver fcoe qlge
Synopsis: Obsoleted by: 145648-06 SunOS 5.10: qlge driver Patch
Date: Nov/15/2014


Install Requirements: Perform a reconfigure 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 145649

Topic: SunOS 5.10: qlge driver Patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

Bugs fixed with this patch:

Sun CR # Bug #
689401715598384
694781615639510
694931415640681
698732215671138
698775015671510
699736715679234
700096815682163
706039415725106
706120815725821
709240915742655
709512815744167
711013615753957
713301615768415
715851315783053
719198715810492
15885084
18082978
18405124
687152715582385
692381515620714
692652115622821
693630915630711
693854815632422
694639515638350
696451915652487
697723615662791
697993315664977
698397515668341
699648015678534
700431815684896


Changes incorporated in this version: 18082978 18405124

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 144486-05 144869-02

Patches which conflict with this patch:

Patches required with this patch: 120011-14 (or greater)

Obsoleted by:

Files included with this patch:

/kernel/drv/qlge.conf
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/qlge

Problem Description:

18082978 qlge: length inconsistency results in dropped pkts
18405124 buffer-overrun in ql_build_coredump_seg_header of qlge_dbg.c:1765
 
(from 145648-04)
 
15598384 qlge - specify endianness in DMA descriptor and automatically adjust data
15639510 NOTICE: messages should not go to system console
15640681 qlge driver has many instances of code with #ifdef QLGE_LOAD_UNLOAD
15671138 Europa card (qlge) internal loopback issues
15671510 Europa qlge device driver v1.08 needs performance improvement when using standard MTU size
15679234 qlge norcvbuf increasing
15682163 qlge: panic[cpu67]/thread=2a109c4bca0: mutex_enter: bad mutex
15725106 qlge opackets counter is twice as expected
15725821 qlge driver generates warning messages during driver attach
15742655 "WARNING: qlge driver attach failed, sequence 880bf" messages seen on T4-1B when host is powered on
15744167 qlge panics (page & gp faults) make Mensa hang during reboot -f debug kernel in ql_quiesce()
15753957 Qlogic CNA offline after reboot connected to Cisco Nexus 5000 FCoE switch
15768415 panic with mutex_destroy found on T3-1 in jumbo setup
15783053 sys panic caused by qlge at ql_free_rx_resources w/net stress test
15810492 double free of the same DMA handle inside qlge (causing panics)
15885084 BAD TRAP panic qlge:ql_free_phys
 
(from 145648-03)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 144486-05
        into Solaris S10U10 update.
 
(from 145648-02)
 
7004318 145648-01 & 145649-01 need to be upreved to explicitly obsolete 144486-04 & 144487-04
 
(from 145648-01)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 144486-04
        into Solaris S10U10 update but failed to specify the obsolescence.
 
(from 144486-05)
 
6979933 qlge driver doesn't work correctly with new MPI interface
6983975 FMA error and Failure warnings during reboot when VSW interfaces are created over qlge driver
6996480 qlge multicast reception stops after joining 128 multicast groups
 
(from 144486-04)
 
6926521 SunVTS test fails for qlge interface
6964519 qlge driver panic when the MTU is set to 9000
6977236 qlge driver fails to attach more than 4 ports on M3000
 
(from 144486-03)
 
        This revision accumulates generic Sustaining patch 144869-02
        into Solaris S10U9 update.
 
(from 144486-02)
 
        This revision accumulates the remainder of generic Sustaining patch
        144869-01 into Solaris S10U9 update.
 
(from 144486-01)
 
        This revision accumulates BugId 6871527 from generic Sustaining patch
        144869-01 into Solaris S10U9 update.
 
(from 144869-02)
 
6946395 Qlogic CNA drops frames in some cases while running netperf reads
 
(from 144869-01)
 
6871527 FCoE, qlge driver - add NIC side of support for new Qlogic FCoE adapter
6923815 implement FMA functionality in qlge driver
6936309 qlge 1.03 performance is only at about 2G in SPARC M-series systems
6938548 qlge/qlc driver patch should have a dependency on KU 120011-14/120012-14


Patch Installation Instructions:
--------------------------------
 
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:
-----------------------------
 
NOTE 1:  QLogic FCoE qlge-140326-v1.18 driver: please perform a full 
         power-cycle reboot after patch update to complete installation.


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