Patch-ID# 109189-05
Keywords: ifp ISP LUN PLOGI PRLI FC reboot BUSY
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: ifp driver patch
Date: Apr/23/2003

Install Requirements: Install in Single User Mode                      
                      Reboot after installation                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

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Topic: SunOS 5.8: ifp driver patch

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4275418 4285969 4294568 4309042 4329645 4329671 4333114 4356703 4365549 4384013 4390262 4779757

Changes incorporated in this version: 4779757

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 112024-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/kernel/drv/ifp
/kernel/drv/sparcv9/ifp
/usr/include/sys/scsi/adapters/ifpvar.h

Problem Description:

4779757 ifp: I/O can hang forever if a single target is marked BUSY
 
(from 109189-04)
 
        This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete the 
        feature changes introduced in feature point patch 112024-01.
 
(from 109189-03)
 
4390262 ifp driver should fail the attach on SUNW,UltraSPARC-III based platforms
4356703 ifp:  takes >30 minutes to detect disconnected device
4365549 reboot loop test cause controller loss after 200 reboots.
 
(from 109189-02)
 
4329645 ifp: Workaround for byte hole problem on Everest card
4329671 ifp: Boot failure when an FC is a boot device.
4333114 Ifp: System panics due to NULL pointer dereference in the ifp module
 
(from 109189-01)
 
4309042 boot from ifp device fails occasionally
4294568 ifp: ISP fw PLOGI or PRLI timed out for this node
4285969 ifp:  Report Lun/Inquiry limited retries cause purple DMP crash
4275418 ifp:  Limit heroic error recovery for Report lun and Inquiry commands
 
(from 112024-01)
 
4384013 ifp driver needs to support /dev/cfg for RM 6.22 link generator

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:
----------------------------- 
 
Reboot the system after patch installation.

README -- Last modified date:  Wednesday, April 23, 2003