Patch-ID# 113993-06
Keywords: fragsize 8192 large filesystems newfs mkfs
Synopsis: SunOS 5.9: mkfs Patch
Date: Sep/15/2003


Install Requirements: None                      
                      
Solaris Release: 9

SunOS Release: 5.9

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 113998

Topic: SunOS 5.9: mkfs Patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4708464 4721124 4794712 4829570 4839900 4891129

Changes incorporated in this version: 4891129

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 114127-01 or greater

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/fs/ufs/mkfs
/usr/lib/fs/ufs/newfs

Problem Description:

4891129 113993-02: newfs needs libefi.so.1 included in 114127-01
 
(from 113993-05)
 
4829570 No workaround for creating MTBUFS file systems on VxVM volumes of > 2 TB
 
(from 113993-04)
 
4839900 newfs command should call setlocale().
 
(from 113993-03)
 
4794712 ufs should support > 1 TB file systems
 
(from 113993-02)
 
4708464 RFE: UFS needs to support EFI disk labels
 
(from 113993-01)
 
4721124 mkfs coredumps when fragsize is 8192 on large filesystems

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:
-----------------------------
 
NOTE 1: To get the complete fix of Multiterabyte UFS feature, please
        install the following patches:
 
        114389-02 (or newer) devinfo
        113454-08 (or newer) ufs
        113073-04 (or newer) ufs_log
        112966-02 (or newer) vold
        113457-02 (or newer) headers
        115018-01 (or newer) dqblk
        115020-01 (or newer) ml_odunit
        114721-03 (or newer) dump/restore utilities
        115022-01 (or newer) quota utilities
        115024-01 (or newer) file system identification utilities
        115026-01 (or newer) file system maintenance tools
        115028-01 (or newer) df
        113492-03 (or newer) fsck
        115030-01 (or newer) mount
 
NOTE 2: The following patches must be installed for the sparc
        architecture mkfs and newfs commands to function:
 
        114127-01 (or newer) abi_libefi.so.1 Patch
        114129-01 (or newer) libuuid patch
 
NOTE 3: For complete Multi-terabyte features the following patches
        must also be installed:
 
        113277-06 (or newer) sd & ssd patch
        114128-01 (or newer) sd_lun patch
        114131-01 (or newer) libadm.so.1 patch
        113981-02 (or newer) devfsadm patch
        114132-01 (or newer) fmthard patch
        113072-03 (or newer) format patch
        114369-01 (or newer) prtvtoc patch
        113049-01 (or newer) luxadm & liba5k.so.2 Patch

README -- Last modified date:  Monday, September 15, 2003