Patch-ID# 101347-02
Keywords: mblk memory leak rlogin ttcompat ioctl hang
Synopsis: SunOS 5.3: fixes for ttcompat
Date: Aug/10/94

Solaris Release: 2.3

SunOS release: 5.3

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Topic: SunOS 5.3: fixes for ttcompat ioctl

BugId's fixed with this patch: 1145639 1155976

Changes incorporated in this version: 1155976

Relevant Architectures: sparc

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Files included with this patch:

/kernel/strmod/ttcompat

Problem Description:

1155976 rlogin disables hardware flow control on serial port

This patch fixes certain instances where using ioctl's emulated by the
ttcompat module could disable hardware flow control on a terminal.

(from 101347-01)

1145639 system hangs due to mblk memory leak

When using rlogin and telnet to access a server the server
can run out of memory. netstat -m shows that the
number of allocated mblks (as well as the total amount of memory
allocated to streams) is increasing rapidly.

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