Patch-ID# 111308-05
Keywords: edhcp libmtmalloc mtmalloc memalign valloc sigabrt multi-threaded
Synopsis: SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 patch
Date: Jul/02/2004


Install Requirements: Reconfigure immediately after patch is installed                      
                      
Solaris Release: 8

SunOS Release: 5.8

Unbundled Product: 

Unbundled Release: 

Xref: This patch available for x86 as patch 111309

Topic: SunOS 5.8: /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 patch
	NOTE:   Refer to Special Install Instructions section for
                IMPORTANT specific information on this patch.

Relevant Architectures: sparc

BugId's fixed with this patch: 4222368 4247106 4308095 4308252 4384513 4451603 4456270 4464080 4617257 4782401 4831968 4846231 4848368 4851334 4856955 4873146 4873154 4962171

Changes incorporated in this version: 4464080 4962171

Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: 111172-01

Patches which conflict with this patch: 

Patches required with this patch: 

Obsoleted by: 

Files included with this patch: 

/usr/lib/abi/abi_libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/abi/sparcv9/abi_libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/llib-lmtmalloc.ln
/usr/lib/sparcv9/libmtmalloc.so.1
/usr/lib/sparcv9/llib-lmtmalloc.ln

Problem Description:

4464080 libmtmalloc's realloc() can return an already freed pointer
4962171 libmtmalloc does not export calloc()
 
(from 111308-04)
 
4831968 mtmalloc doesn't abort() when freeing a freed oversize pointer
4848368 mallocctl() enters endless loop in reinit_cpu_list()
4846231 MTDEBUGPATTERN can work incorrectly for oversize allocations
4851334 Using MTDOUBLEFREE with libmtmalloc fails with blocks <= 64K on double free()
4782401 mtmalloc: reinit in reinit_cpu_list() should be reset when oversize_list is NULL
4856955 mallocctl() does not set MTCHUNKSIZE as per the mtmalloc(3MALLOC) man page
4873146 typo in mtmalloc.c
4873154 mtmalloc_impl.h needs tidying up
 
(from 111308-03)
 
4308095 implicit interposition broken with lazyloading and dlopen()ed objects
4308252 Malloc (mtmalloc) under multi-threaded programs is very slow
4456270 mtmalloc uses lwp_self in Solaris 9; should use _thr_self
4617257 Directory Server memory leak (mtmalloc oversized list fragmentation)
4222368 mallocctl - SIGABRT always delivered with MTDEBUGPATTERN
4384513 The mtmalloc multithreaded general test as found in the solaris workspace fails
 
(from 111308-02)
 
4451603 mtmalloc as pluging replacement for libc malloc; support memalign, valloc
 
(from 111308-01)
 
	This patch revision was generated to accumulate and obsolete
        the feature changes introduced in feature point patch 111172-01.
 
(from 111172-01)
 
4247106 DHCP server is too slow in servicing a large number of clients

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:
-----------------------------
Perform a reconfiguration boot(boot -r) after patch installation.
 
	NOTE:   To get the complete support for EDHCP, please install
                this new package
 
                SUNWdhcsb       Binary File Format Data Module for BOOTP/
                                DHCP Services
 
                and the following patches:
 
		111302-01 (or newer)    EDHCP libraries patch
                108964-05 (or newer)    /usr/sbin/snoop patch
                111310-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/libdhcpagent.so.1 patch
                109906-06 (or newer)    dhcpagent, dhcpinfo, ifconfig and
                                        netstat patch
                111304-01 (or newer)    /kernel/misc/nfs_dlboot patch
                111306-01 (or newer)    /usr/platform/sun4d/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot,
                                        /usr/platform/sun4m/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot,
                                        and
                                        /usr/platform/sun4u/lib/fs/nfs/inetboot
                                        patch
                111308-01 (or newer)    /usr/lib/libmtmalloc.so.1 patch
                109077-02 (or newer)    dhcp server and admin patch

README -- Last modified date:  Friday, July 2, 2004