ECO NUMBER: ALPCMAR04_062 PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2 UPDATE PRODUCT: OpenVMS Alpha OPERATING SYSTEM 6.2 COVER LETTER 1 KIT NAME: ALPCMAR04_062 2 KIT DESCRIPTION: 2.1 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS Alpha V6.2, V6.2-1H1, V6.2-1H2, V6.2-1H3 2.2 Kits superseded by this kit: ALPCMAR03_062 2.3 Files patched or replaced: o SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]CMA$OPEN_RTL.EXE (new image) o SYS$COMMON:[SYSLIB]CMA$RTL.EXE (new image) 3 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCMAR04_062 KIT o Paths to initiate time slicer for the pthread api and the exception returning api failed to enable the time slicer. 4 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCMAR03_062 KIT o Prior to this change, the DECthreads time-slicer would be operational regardless of whether any threads had actually been created. This change delays enabling the time-slicer until the first thread create operation. 5 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCMAR02_062 KIT o A non-Fatal exception that is raised is not caught in V6.2. This non-fatal exception was caught in V6.1. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 2 13 January 1997 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN ALPCMAR01_062 KIT o When many threads are created and detached, it can be observed that calls to LIB$FREE_VM_PAGE are made during CMA$THREAD_CREATE that will sometimes mark pages as freed that were not owned/allocated by DECthreads. 7 KIT INSTALLATION RATING: The following kit installation rating, based upon current CLD information, is provided to serve as a guide as to which customers should apply this remedial kit. (Reference attached Disclaimer of Warranty and Limitation of Liability Statement) INSTALLATION RATING: INSTALL_3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS: Install this kit with the VMSINSTAL utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:VMSINSTAL ALPCMAR04_062 [location of the saveset] The saveset location may be a tape drive, or a disk directory that contains the kit saveset. No reboot is necessary after successful installation of the kit. If you have other nodes in your VAXcluster, they should be rebooted or install this kit in each system in order to make use of the new image(s). 9 REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS: Remove this kit and restore the original files and libraries by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: @SYS$UPDATE:CMA$ECO_DROP Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corporation, 1995 All Rights Reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. -- COVER LETTER -- Page 3 13 January 1997 The software contained on this media is proprietary to and embodies the confidential technology of Digital Equipment Corporation. Possession, use, duplication, or dissemination of the software and media is authorized only pursuant to a valid written license from Digital Equipment Corporation.