**************************** ECO SUMMARY INFORMATION **************************** Release Date: 11-OCT-2006 Kit Name: DEC-AXPVMS-VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED Kit Applies To: OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2 Approximate Kit Size: 463 blocks Installation Rating: INSTALL_3 Reboot Required: No Superseded Kits: None Mandatory Kit Dependencies: VMS82A_UPDATE-V0300 or later VMS82A_PCSI-V0100 or later Optional Kit Dependencies: None Checksums: VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100.ZIPEXE Checksum: 175658902 DEC-AXPVMS-VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED Checksum: 3855607248 VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100.ZIPEXE MD5 Checksum: B81256C8905CC0D1911F6E7B529F27A1 DEC-AXPVMS-VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED MD5 Checksum: FEAD7E79089741384501D78DCFFA396C ======================================================================= Hewlett-Packard OpenVMS ECO Cover Letter ======================================================================= 1 KIT NAME: VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100 2 KIT DESCRIPTION: 2.1 Installation Rating: INSTALL_3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 2.2 Reboot Requirement: No reboot is necessary after installation of this kit. 2.3 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2 2.4 New functionality or new hardware support provided: No 3 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: - None 4 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 4.1 The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: - VMS82A_PCSI-V0100 - VMS82A_UPDATE-V0300 4.2 In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed: - None Page 2 5 NEW FUNCTIONALITY AND/OR PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100 KIT 5.1 New functionality addressed in this kit Not Applicable 5.2 Problems addressed in this kit 5.2.1 Ada Programs Memory Fragmentation Problems 5.2.1.1 Problem Description: Ada's memory management can lead to fragmentation, and page file growth. Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]ADARTL.EXE 5.2.1.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 5.2.1.2.1 CLD(s) QXCM1000200732, QXCM1000362274 5.2.1.2.2 QAR(s) None. 5.2.1.3 Problem Analysis: The Ada Run-Time's LIB$ system calls to LIB$GET/FREE_PAGE cause a fragmentation problem with its memory zones. This edit changes those calls to use get and free subprograms which manage the virtual pages more efficiently. 5.2.1.4 Release Version of OpenVMS that will contain this change: OpenVMS V8.3 Page 3 5.2.1.5 Work-arounds: None. 5.2.2 -RMS-E-RSA and -RMS-F-IFI Problems With Ada Program 5.2.2.1 Problem Description: While doing I/O using multiple threads to the same device, users may see the following messages at runtime from an Ada application: -RMS-E-RSA, record stream currently active -ADA-I-OPERINFO, While performing TEXT_IO.PUT_LINE -ADA-I-MODEINFO, The Mode of the file is OUT_FILE or -RMS-F-IFI, invalid internal file identifier (IFI) value -ADA-I-OPERINFO, While performing TEXT_IO.create standard output -ADA-I-MODEINFO, The Mode of the file is OUT_FILE This problem only occurs in a complex environment and happens more often with upcalls enabled, and doing I/O to stdout and stderr, defaulting to terminal. It can stop happening with any change which change timings of system calls used to do I/O with the Ada Run-time library. Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]ADARTL.EXE 5.2.2.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 5.2.2.2.1 CLD(s) QXCM1000307217 5.2.2.2.2 QAR(s) None. 5.2.2.3 Problem Analysis: This fixes two problems, the RSA and the IFI. The RSA message can happen when a runtime is making multiple calls to sys$put at the same time (using threads), to the same device, and RMS use the same IRAB's (internal data structures) at the same time. It returns a status of RMS$_RSA when the problem happens, which the Page 4 C runtime should notice, and call sys$put again. Before this edit, the return value was not checked for RMS$_RSA. The IFI message can happen when the ADARTL tries to close a file, then reopen it, but not check that the close did not happen properly. The sys$close can return rms$_act, which should be checked for and the close then retried. Much like the above rsa issue. 5.2.2.4 Release Version of OpenVMS that will contain this change: OpenVMS Alpha V8.3 5.2.2.5 Work-arounds: None. 6 FILES PATCHED OR REPLACED: o [SYSLIB]ADARTL.EXE (new image) Image Identification Information image name: "ADARTL" image file identification: "V8.2-01" image file build identification: "XAJT-0070050002" link date/time: 6-SEP-2006 14:18:55.47 linker identification: "A11-50" Overall Image Checksum: 219303009 7 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 7.1 Test/Debug Image Loss In the course of debugging problems reported to OpenVMS Engineering, customers may be given debug or point-fix images to install. Typically, these images do not have the same image generation flags contained in images released via the OpenVMS remedial patch process. Because of this, any debug or point-fix image that is in the SYS$COMMON area, will be replaced by any image of the same name installed by this kit. If this occurs, you will lose any functionality that is provided by the replaced image. If you wish to retain these debug or point-fix images, you can take the following steps: o Prior to installing this kit, move the test/debug image(s) to be saved to the SYS$SPECIFIC area. Page 5 o During kit installation, you will be asked if you wish to delete the image(s) in SYS$SPECIFIC. You should answer NO for each image that you want to keep. o After installation completes, but before rebooting the system (if required), move the image(s) from SYS$SPECIFIC back to SYS$COMMON. 7.2 Compressed File This kit is provided as a DCX compressed kit. To expand this file to the installable .PCSI file, run the file with a RUN file_name command. When the file is run you will see the following output: $ RUN VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100.PCSI-DCX_AXPEXE FTSV DCX auto-extractible compressed file for OpenVMS (AXP) FTSV V3.0 -- FTSV$DCX_AXP_AUTO_EXTRACT Copyright (c) Digital Equipment Corp. 1993 Options: [output_file_specification] [input_file_specification] The decompressor needs to know the filename to use for the decompressed file. If you don't specify any, it will use the original name of the file before it was compressed, and create it in the current directory. If you specify a directory name, the file will be created in that directory. Decompress into (file specification): If you want the file to be expanded into a different directory, enter the directory specification. DO NOT enter a new file name. The expanded file must retain the original name. If you want to expand the file via batch, the command file must contain an answer to the"Decompress into (file specification)" question, either a or an alternate directory specification 7.3 Installation Command Install this kit with the POLYCENTER Software installation utility by logging into the SYSTEM account, and typing the following at the DCL prompt: PRODUCT INSTALL VMS82A_ADARTL[/SOURCE=location of Kit] Note that this kit will install with the /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA option turned on. Using this qualifier will allow easy removal of the kit from the system in the event of problems. If you wish to disable this option you must use the /NOSAVE_RECOVERY_DATA qualifier on the PRODUCT INSTALL command. The /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA qualifier is optional but highly recommended. Using this qualifier will allow easy removal of the kit from the system in the event of problems. Page 6 The kit location may be a tape drive, CD, or a disk directory that contains the kit. The /SOURCE qualifier is not needed if the PRODUCT INSTALL command is executed from the same directory as the kit location. Additional help on installing PCSI kits can be found by typing HELP PRODUCT INSTALL at the system prompt. 7.4 Scripting of Answers to Installation Questions During installation, this kit will ask and require user response to several questions. If you wish to automate the installation of this kit and avoid having to provide responses to these questions, you must create a DCL command procedure that includes the following logical name definitions and commands: o To avoid the BACKUP question, define the following: $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE o To save replaced files as *.*_OLD define the following logical name as YES. If you do not wish to save replaced files, define the logical name as NO. Note that if you use the /SAVE_RECOVERY_DATA qualifier (recommended) on the PRODUCT INSTALL command all replaced files will be saved as part of that operation. There is no need to also save files as *.*_OLD: $ DEFINE/JOB ARCHIVE_OLD NO o Add the following qualifiers to the PRODUCT INSTALL command and add that command to the DCL procedure. /PROD=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0 [/SOURCE=location of Kit] o De-assign the logical names assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS82A_ADARTL-V0100 kit would be: $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/JOB ARCHIVE_OLD NO $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS82A_ADARTL/PRODUCER=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V1.0" $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $! $ exit $! Page 7 8 COPYRIGHT AND DISCLAIMER: (C) Copyright 2006 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. Confidential computer software. Valid license from HP and/or its subsidiaries required for possession, use, or copying. Consistent with FAR 12.211 and 12.212, Commercial Computer Software, Computer Software Documentation, and Technical Data for Commercial Items are licensed to the U.S. Government under vendor's standard commercial license. 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