Patch Name:  PHKL_9939

Patch Description: s700 10.24 (VVOS) data corruption on PA-8000 based systems

Creation Date: 97/01/24

Post Date:  97/01/30

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases:
        s700: 10.24

Products: N/A

Filesets:
        OS-Core.CORE-KRN

Automatic Reboot?: Yes

Status: General Release

Critical:
        Yes
        PHKL_9939: CORRUPTION

Path Name:  /hp-ux_patches/s700/10.X/PHKL_9939

Symptoms:
        PHKL_9939:
        Repackaged HP-UX patch PHKL_9365 for VVOS.

        Based on HP-UX patch PHKL_9365:
        The only symptom is random, spurious, rare instances of
        data corruption, usually in I/O to devices.  This is rare
        enough (and masked by normal system configurations) that
        it has not been observed in customer systems, only within
        HP.

Defect Description:
        PHKL_9939:
        Repackaged HP-UX patch PHKL_9365 for VVOS.

        Based on HP-UX patch PHKL_9365:
        A defect in the kernel causes some processor data cache
        lines not to be flushed to memory prior to I/O operations.
        This can cause stale data to corrupt the user or system
        data.  This defect only affects PA-8000-based systems
        (supported with HP-UX 10.20 and later releases).  All
        systems based on earlier SPUs (PA-7200, PA-7100, PA-7150,
        for example) are not affected.  This problem is rare;
        so far it has not been detected on customer systems,
        only within HP.  However, all customers with PA-8000
        systems are advised to apply the appropriate patch.

SR:
        4701342147

Patch Files:
        /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(asm_vm.o)

what(1) Output:
        /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(asm_vm.o):
                asm_vm.s      $Date: 96/08/15 15:57:13 $ $Revision:
                        1.60.98.8 $ PATCH_10.20 (PHKL_9365)

cksum(1) Output:
        2029182483 17640 /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(asm_vm.o)

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies:  None

Hardware Dependencies:  None

Other Dependencies:  None

Supersedes:  None

Equivalent Patches:
        PHKL_9365:
        s700: 10.20

        PHKL_9366:
        s800: 10.20

        PHKL_9936:
        s800: 10.24

Patch Package Size:  80 Kbytes

Installation Instructions:
        Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
        SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
        and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
        restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
        before installing this patch.
        ------------------------------------------------------------
        1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

        2. Login as root.

        3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

        4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

                cd /tmp
                sh PHKL_9939

        5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the
            patch:

                swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \
                        -s /tmp/PHKL_9939.depot

        5b. For a homogeneous NFS Diskless cluster run swcluster on the
            server to install the patch on the server and the clients:

                swcluster -i -b

            This will invoke swcluster in the interactive mode and
            force all clients to be shut down.

            WARNING: All cluster clients must be shut down prior to the
                     patch installation.  Installing the patch while the
                     clients are booted is unsupported and can lead to
                     serious problems.

            The swcluster command will invoke an swinstall session in which
            you must specify:

                alternate root path  -  default is /export/shared_root/OS_700
                source depot path    -  /tmp/PHKL_9939.depot

            To complete the installation, select the patch by choosing
            "Actions -> Match What Target Has" and then "Actions -> Install"
            from the Menubar.

        5c. For a heterogeneous NFS Diskless cluster:

                - run swinstall on the server as in step 5a to install
                  the patch on the cluster server.

                - run swcluster on the server as in step 5b to install
                  the patch on the cluster clients.

        By default swinstall will archive the original software in
        /var/adm/sw/patch/PHKL_9939.  If you do not wish to retain a
        copy of the original software, you can create an empty file
        named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE.

        Warning: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the
                 patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
                 when using this feature.

        It is recommended that you move the PHKL_9939.text file to
        /var/adm/sw/patch for future reference.

        To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
        tape drive, use the command:

                dd if=/tmp/PHKL_9939.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions:  None