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Patch Name: PHCO_23792

Patch Description: s700_800 11.00 libpthreads cumulative patch

Creation Date: 01/07/12

Post Date: 01/07/17

Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: 
	s700: 11.00
	s800: 11.00

Products: N/A

Filesets: 
	OS-Core.C-MIN-32ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP
	OS-Core.CORE-SHLIBS,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP
	OS-Core.C-MIN-64ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP
	OS-Core.CORE-64SLIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP

Automatic Reboot?: No

Status: General Superseded

Critical: 
	No (superseded patches were critical)
	PHKL_17935: ABORT
		This defect could result in an application core
		dump.
	PHKL_17709: ABORT
		This defect could result in an application hang.

Category Tags: 
	defect_repair enhancement general_release critical
	halts_system

Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700_800/11.X/PHCO_23792

Symptoms: 
	PHCO_23792:
	libpthread didn't support initialized TLS variables.

	PHCO_19666:
	Libc was unable to use thread callbacks, which are needed
	for multithreaded performance enhancements.
	JAGab19980

	PHKL_17935:
	SR: 1653296962  CR: JAGaa94129
	An application that calls pthread_create() can terminate
	with the following error when running on a system with heavy
	memory usage:
	    Pthread internal error:  message: __alloc_stack()

	PHKL_17709:
	When calling pthread_[cond,mutex,rwlock]_init(), subsequent
	use of these objects can cause the process or thread to hang
	if the error is not properly checked, or structures
	associated with these routines are not properly initialized.

	PHKL_17294:
	If you have installed Patch PHKL_17390 and you use java and
	the pthread asynchronous cancellation feature you may
	experience incorrect program behavior -- possible program
	aborts, hangs, etc.

	If you do not use the pthreads asynchronous cancellation
	feature, this patch is not required.

	PHKL_16239:
	SCHED_TIMESHARE thread priorities degrade over time and with
	cpu usage.  SCHED_NOAGE provides a scheduling policy where
	the priority does not degrade.

	In order to utilize the SCHED_NOAGE feature, patch
	PHKL_16236 must be installed along with PHKL_16239.  The
	order of installation is not important.  If this feature
	will not be used, PHKL_16236 is not necessary.

	PHKL_16368:
	System peformance degrades when thread spinlock contention
	occurs.

	libpthread enhancement to improve thread spinlock
	performance and overall system performance by lowering the
	amount of bus traffic during spinlock contention.

Defect Description: 
	PHCO_23792:
	Initialized TLS variable support.

	PHCO_19666:
	Multithreaded performance enhancement
	JAGab19980

	PHKL_17935:
	SR: 1653296962  CR: JAGaa94129
	The pthread_create() path uses mmap() to allocate a stack.
	pthread_create() checks for a NULL return.  However, mmap()
	returns MAP_FAILED if it cannot perform the allocation.
	Typically what happens is that the subsequent mprotect()
	will fail to setup the guard page, then munmap() fails when
	trying to clean up on the error return path, generating an
	"INTERNAL ERROR" message and a core dump from the library.

	Also, since the mmap() failure check passes even if it fails
	(we're not looking for the correct return value),
	pthread_create() doesn't return an error.  Instead, it
	terminates with "INTERNAL ERROR."

	Resolution:
	pthread_create() now checks for MAP_FAILED and returns the
	error instead of failing with "INTERNAL ERROR.".

	PHKL_17709:
	Structures associated with
	pthread_[cond,mutex,rwlock]_init() are not being initialized
	correctly.  This causes a call to these routines to return
	EBUSY.

	Resolution:
	We no longer check for "cookie" values to validate these
	objects.  We unconditionally initialize them.

	PHKL_17294:
	A kernel interface change required that we save a register
	in a new location when the application enters the kernel via
	the trap path.  The kernel change was made in patch
	PHKL_17390.

	Resolution:  The pthreads library must now look in the new
	location for the register value in this case.

	PHKL_16239:
	The SCHED_NOAGE scheduling policy has approximately the same
	priority range as SCHED_TIMESHARE.  However, the priority
	does not degrade with time or cpu usage.  It provides an
	alternative to real time processes which always run first
	and have the possibility of taking over the system.

	PHKL_16368:
	The thread library spinlock did not take advantage of the
	cached lock value.  In addition, it performed an unnecessary
	fetch each time through the 'spin' loop while waiting for
	the lock to be free.  These conditions caused a large amount
	of unnecessary bus traffic.

SR: 
	8606184540 1653294868 1653296962 4701398123 5003360446
	5003451591

Patch Files: 
	
	OS-Core.C-MIN-32ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/libpthread.a
	/usr/lib/libpthread_tr.a

	OS-Core.CORE-SHLIBS,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/libpthread.1
	/usr/lib/libpthread_tr.1

	OS-Core.C-MIN-64ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread.a
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread_tr.a

	OS-Core.CORE-64SLIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread.1
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread_tr.1

what(1) Output: 
	
	OS-Core.C-MIN-32ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/libpthread.a:
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jul  5 15:26
			:11 PDT 2001
	/usr/lib/libpthread_tr.a:
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jul  5 15:26
			:46 PDT 2001

	OS-Core.CORE-SHLIBS,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/libpthread.1:
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jul  5 15:26
			:27 PDT 2001
	/usr/lib/libpthread_tr.1:
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jul  5 15:26
			:57 PDT 2001

	OS-Core.C-MIN-64ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread.a:
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jun  7 11:32
			:26 PDT 2001
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread_tr.a:
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jun  7 11:33
			:01 PDT 2001

	OS-Core.CORE-64SLIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread.1:
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jun  7 11:32
			:39 PDT 2001
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)
	/usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread_tr.1:
		Pthread Interfaces
		libpthread HP-UX (Release B.11.00): Thu Jun  7 11:33
			:13 PDT 2001
		libpthread.c $Date: 2001/06/25 11:53:50 $Revision: r
			11ros/7 PATCH_11.00 (PHCO_23792)

cksum(1) Output: 
	
	OS-Core.C-MIN-32ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	1618048144 222394 /usr/lib/libpthread.a
	3691568322 238822 /usr/lib/libpthread_tr.a

	OS-Core.CORE-SHLIBS,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	3925673803 139264 /usr/lib/libpthread.1
	220818454 163840 /usr/lib/libpthread_tr.1

	OS-Core.C-MIN-64ALIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	1773985932 366842 /usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread.a
	2068591788 421512 /usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread_tr.a

	OS-Core.CORE-64SLIB,fr=B.11.00,fa=HP-UX_B.11.00_32/64,v=HP:
	991112806 130920 /usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread.1
	4275517166 160224 /usr/lib/pa20_64/libpthread_tr.1

Patch Conflicts: None

Patch Dependencies: 
	s700: 11.00: PHKL_17390
	s800: 11.00: PHKL_17390

Hardware Dependencies: None

Other Dependencies: 
	To enable the TLS feature, the following patches should
	also be installed:
	PHCO_24148 libc cumulative patch
	PHSS_23440 linker cumulative patch
	PHSS_23785 linker startup patch
	PHSS_23953 Fortran90 B.11.01 patch

Supersedes: 
	PHKL_17709 PHKL_17294 PHKL_16368 PHKL_16239 PHKL_17935 PHCO_19666

Equivalent Patches: 
	PHCO_23846:
	s700: 11.11
	s800: 11.11

Patch Package Size: 1840 KBytes

Installation Instructions: 
	Please review all instructions and the Hewlett-Packard
	SupportLine User Guide or your Hewlett-Packard support terms
	and conditions for precautions, scope of license,
	restrictions, and, limitation of liability and warranties,
	before installing this patch.
	------------------------------------------------------------
	1. Back up your system before installing a patch.

	2. Login as root.

	3. Copy the patch to the /tmp directory.

	4. Move to the /tmp directory and unshar the patch:

		cd /tmp
		sh PHCO_23792

	5. Run swinstall to install the patch:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \
			  -s /tmp/PHCO_23792.depot

	By default swinstall will archive the original software in 
	/var/adm/sw/save/PHCO_23792.  If you do not wish to retain a
	copy of the original software, use the patch_save_files option:

		swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x patch_match_target=true \
			  -x patch_save_files=false -s /tmp/PHCO_23792.depot

	WARNING: If patch_save_files is false when a patch is installed,
		 the patch cannot be deinstalled.  Please be careful
		 when using this feature.

	For future reference, the contents of the PHCO_23792.text file is 
	available in the product readme:

		swlist -l product -a readme -d @ /tmp/PHCO_23792.depot

	To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the
	tape drive, use the command:

		dd if=/tmp/PHCO_23792.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k

Special Installation Instructions: None




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