Patch-ID# 112965-03 Keywords: eri rx-descriptor hdx eri_rx_ring_size ethernet frame packet Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: patch /kernel/drv/sparcv9/eri Date: Feb/03/2004 Install Requirements: Reboot after installation Solaris Release: 9 SunOS Release: 5.9 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: Topic: SunOS 5.9: patch /kernel/drv/sparcv9/eri Relevant Architectures: sparc BugId's fixed with this patch: 4467555 4467562 4479894 4496082 4518457 4528597 4546894 4599774 4637678 4797731 4833490 4859554 4869132 Changes incorporated in this version: 4859554 4869132 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: /kernel/drv/sparcv9/eri /usr/include/sys/eri.h /usr/include/sys/eri_mac.h Problem Description: 4859554 ifOperStatus for eri port not changed when cable is unplugged. 4869132 eri need to support link up/down notification (from 112965-02) 4797731 ethernet frame length on outgoing ip packets over eri to long 4833490 Inconsistent behavior on rx when data is 45 and 46bytes (from 112965-01) 4546894 eri driver performs link check too often 4496082 eri drops packets due to rx-descriptor flag corruption in HDX 4467555 Error counters are not updated correctly in eri_nonfatal_err() 4637678 eri receives multicast when not configured to receive multicast 4518457 dvma usage on receive in eri causes data corruption 4528597 eri needs tunables for eri_rx_ring_size and eri_tx_ring_size 4599774 eri link will not establish after switch reset 4479894 Intermittent link loss with RIO/eri1 interface on Netra T1 4467562 Tx interrupt rate is high during high rate of packet transmission Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- For Solaris 2.0-2.6 releases, refer to the Install.info file and/or the README within the patch for instructions on using the generic 'installpatch' and 'backoutpatch' scripts provided with each patch. For Solaris 7-9 releases, refer to the man pages for instructions on using 'patchadd' and 'patchrm' scripts provided with Solaris. Any other special or non-generic installation instructions should be described below as special instructions. The following example installs a patch to a standalone machine: example# patchadd /var/spool/patch/104945-02 The following example removes a patch from a standalone system: example# patchrm 104945-02 For additional examples please see the appropriate man pages. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- None. README -- Last modified date: Tuesday, February 3, 2004