Patch Name: PHKL_20890 Patch Description: s700 10.20 VM, PM cumulative patch Creation Date: 00/01/19 Post Date: 00/01/21 Hardware Platforms - OS Releases: s700: 10.20 Products: N/A Filesets: OS-Core.CORE-KRN Automatic Reboot?: Yes Status: General Release Critical: Yes PHKL_20890: MEMORY_LEAK Path Name: /hp-ux_patches/s700/10.X/PHKL_20890 Symptoms: PHKL_20890: (SR: 8606114558 CR: JAGac29322) kernel memory leak when using setrlimit(2) RLIMIT_NOFILE to decrease the maximum number of open files Defect Description: PHKL_20890: (SR: 8606114558 CR: JAGac29322) The setrlimit(2) handling routine failed to free previously allocated file descriptor chunks when a process forks and calls setrlimit(2) RLIMIT_NOFILE to decrease the maximum number of open files Resolution: The setrlimit(2) handling routine now correctly frees the unused file descriptor chunks across a fork SR: 8606114558 Patch Files: /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pm_resource.o) what(1) Output: /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pm_resource.o): pm_resource.c $Date: 2000/01/19 10:22:27 $ $Revision : 1.7.98.15 $ PATCH_10.20 (PHKL_20890) cksum(1) Output: 2563024167 7188 /usr/conf/lib/libhp-ux.a(pm_resource.o) Patch Conflicts: None Patch Dependencies: s700: 10.20: PHKL_16750 Hardware Dependencies: None Other Dependencies: None Supersedes: None Equivalent Patches: PHKL_20891: s800: 10.20 Patch Package Size: 70 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 PHKL_20890 5a. For a standalone system, run swinstall to install the patch: swinstall -x autoreboot=true -x match_target=true \ -s /tmp/PHKL_20890.depot By default swinstall will archive the original software in /var/adm/sw/patch/PHKL_20890. If you do not wish to retain a copy of the original software, you can create an empty file named /var/adm/sw/patch/PATCH_NOSAVE. WARNING: If this file exists when a patch is installed, the patch cannot be deinstalled. Please be careful when using this feature. It is recommended that you move the PHKL_20890.text file to /var/adm/sw/patch for future reference. To put this patch on a magnetic tape and install from the tape drive, use the command: dd if=/tmp/PHKL_20890.depot of=/dev/rmt/0m bs=2k Special Installation Instructions: This patch depends on base patch PHKL_16750 . For successful installation, please ensure that PHKL_16750 is in the same depot with this patch, or PHKL_16750 is already installed.