Patch-ID# 100645-01 Keywords: exit hang sun4m swapon swap Synopsis: SunOS 4.1.2, 4.1.3: system may hang due to large process exit or large swap Date: Jun/10/92 Solaris Release: 1.0.1 1.1 SunOS Release: 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.3C Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Topic: temporary system hangs on exit or swap operations BugId's fixed with this patch: 1091185 1087492 1090369 Architectures for which this patch is available: sun4, sun4c, sun4m Patches which may conflict with this patch: Obsoleted by: 4.1.3_U1 Files included with this patch: vm_swap.o Problem Description: It can take large processes an unreasonably long time to exit; this patch minimizes exit times for large processes. It also fixes a problem with using swapon for very large swap files. Patch Installation Instructions: ------------------------------- (1) Save the original version of vm_swap.o mv /sys/`arch -k`/OBJ/vm_swap.o /sys/`arch -k`/OBJ/vm_swap.o.FCS (2) Copy the patched file to the OBJ directory cp `arch -k`/vm_swap.o /sys/`arch -k`/OBJ/vm_swap.o (3) build, install, and boot a new kernel. Please refer to the System and Network Administration Manual. Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- None.