Patch Name: PHKL_2443 Patch Description: s700 9.01 renice on swapped process panics system Inside the setpriority() routine in cases of PRIO_PGRP and PRIO_USER the check for p->p_stat being null is not done which may cause panic if renice is done on a swapped process. PHKL_2443 introduces this additional check. Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700/9.X/PHKL_2443 Effective Date: 930526 Patch Files: /system/PHKL_2443/new/kern_resrc.o SR/APR#: 1653050674 "what" string/timestamp: kern_resrc.o: kern_resrc.c $Revision: 1.36.81.3 $ $Date: 93/04/22 10:03:46 $ PATCH_9.01 (PHKL_2443) "sum" output: 8487 15 kern_resrc.o Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Patch Package Size: 72 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. Note: Please back up your system before you patch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- After getting the patch onto your machine, unshar the patch (sh PHKL_2443). To install this patch do the following: 1) Run /etc/update (Note: you must be logged in as root to update a system). 2) Once in the update "Main Menu" move the highlighted line to "Change Source or Destination ->" and press "Return" or "Select Item". 3) Make sure the highlighted item in the "Change Source or Destination" window is "From Tape Device to Local System ...", then press "Return" or "Select Item". 4) You should now be in the "From Tape Device to Local System" window. Change the "Source: /dev/rmt/0m" to "Source: /tmp/PHKL_2443.updt" (this assumes that you are in the /tmp directory where PHKL_2443.updt has been placed). Note: You must enter the complete path name. 5) Press "Done". 6) From here on follow the standard directions for update. The customized script that update runs will move the original software to /system/PHKL_2443/orig. HP recommends keeping this software there in order to recover from any potential problems. It is also recommended that you move the PHKL_2443.text file to /system/PHKL_2443 to be retained for future reference. If you wish to put this patch on a magnetic tape and update from the tape drive, dd a copy of the patch to the tape drive. As an example the following will create a copy of the patch that update can read: dd if=PHKL_2443.updt of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2048