Kit Name: DEC-AXPVMS-VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED Kit Applies To: OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2 Approximate Kit Size: 7986 blocks Installation Rating: INSTALL_3 Reboot Required: Yes - rolling reboot Superseded Kits: VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0100 Mandatory Kit Dependencies: VMS82A_UPDATE-V0500 or later VMS82A_PCSI-V0100 or later Optional Kit Dependencies: None Checksums: VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200.ZIPEXE Checksum: 1777003123 DEC-AXPVMS-VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED Checksum: 3263128376 VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200.ZIPEXE MD5 Checksum: 4268AAAB24E59C936DC43A0EC4872714 DEC-AXPVMS-VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200--4.PCSI$COMPRESSED MD5 Checksum: A31B13CBFBB827F13C514CDD528946C4 ======================================================================= Hewlett-Packard OpenVMS ECO Cover Letter ======================================================================= 1 KIT NAME: VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200 2 KIT DESCRIPTION: 2.1 Installation Rating: INSTALL_3 : To be installed by customers experiencing the problems corrected. 2.2 Reboot Requirement: Reboot Required. HP strongly recommends that a reboot is performed immediately after kit installation to avoid system instability. If you have other nodes in your OpenVMS cluster, they must also be rebooted in order to make use of the new image(s). If it is not possible or convenient to reboot the entire cluster at this time, a rolling re-boot may be performed. 2.3 Version(s) of OpenVMS to which this kit may be applied: OpenVMS ALPHA V8.2 2.4 New functionality or new hardware support provided: No 3 KITS SUPERSEDED BY THIS KIT: - VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0100 4 KIT DEPENDENCIES: 4.1 The following remedial kit(s), or later, must be installed BEFORE installation of this, or any required kit: - VMS82A_PCSI-V0100 - VMS82A_UPDATE-V0500 Page 2 4.2 In order to receive all the corrections listed in this kit, the following remedial kits, or later, should also be installed: - None 5 NEW FUNCTIONALITY AND/OR PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN THE VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200 KIT 5.1 New functionality addressed in this kit Not Applicable 5.2 Problems addressed in this kit 5.2.1 Problems Debugging Ada Programs 5.2.1.1 Problem Description: When debugging Ada programs, ACCVIOs and unexpected exceptions could occur. Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$DBGSHR.EXE - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$RTL.EXE 5.2.1.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 5.2.1.2.1 CLD(s) None. 5.2.1.2.2 QAR(s) 75-109-1552 5.2.1.3 Problem Analysis: The debugging-related code was accessing some stale data (outgoing thread ID) from a prior context switch. Page 3 5.2.1.4 Release Version of OpenVMS that will contain this change: Next release of OpenVMS Alpha after V8.3 5.2.1.5 Work-arounds: None. 5.2.2 CPU-bound Loop 5.2.2.1 Problem Description: A CPU-bound loop can occur when changing a system's topology (e.g. stopping or starting a CPU). Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$DBGSHR.EXE - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$RTL.EXE 5.2.2.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 5.2.2.2.1 CLD(s) None. 5.2.2.2.2 QAR(s) 75-109-1576 5.2.2.3 Problem Analysis: The topology code was using an internal macro, which references some VP fields that are not used. 5.2.2.4 Release Version of OpenVMS that will contain this change: Next release of OpenVMS Alpha after V8.3 5.2.2.5 Work-arounds: None. Page 4 5.2.3 Process Hang in Java Programs 5.2.3.1 Problem Description: Under rare conditions, a process hang can occur in Java programs. Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$DBGSHR.EXE - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$RTL.EXE - [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION.EXE - [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION_MON.EXE - [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION.STB - [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION_MON.STB 5.2.3.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 5.2.3.2.1 CLD(s) None. 5.2.3.2.2 QAR(s) 75-111-106 5.2.3.3 Problem Analysis: Java uses some private threading features in connection with garbage collection. When garbage collection occurs, at the same time as the IMS ownership is changing, two kernel threads in the process can deadlock, hanging the process. 5.2.3.4 Release Version of OpenVMS that will contain this change: Next release of OpenVMS Alpha after V8.3 5.2.3.5 Work-arounds: None. Page 5 5.2.4 C Compiler Diagnostics Displayed 5.2.4.1 Problem Description: A number of C compiler diagnostics are displayed when compiling threaded source programs in certain compiler modes (e.g., strict checking). Images Affected: - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$DBGSHR.EXE - [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$RTL.EXE - [SYSLIB]SYS$STARLET_C.TLB 5.2.4.2 CLDs, and QARs reporting this problem: 5.2.4.2.1 CLD(s) None. 5.2.4.2.2 QAR(s) 75-109-1384 5.2.4.3 Problem Analysis: The pthread.h header includes some other system-supplied PTHREAD headers. Those other headers sometimes contain C constructs which are not fully portable. When a user program is compiled in some strict checking modes (/WARN=ENABLE=ALL), and the program includes pthread.h, a number of diagnostics are displayed by the compiler which refer to the non-portable PTHREAD items. 5.2.4.4 Release Version of OpenVMS that will contain this change: Next release of OpenVMS Alpha after V8.3 5.2.4.5 Work-arounds: None. Page 6 6 PROBLEMS ADDRESSED IN PREVIOUS KITS Problems addressed by previously released VMS82A_PTHREAD ECO kits can be found in the following files: o VMS82A_PTHREAD-V100.RELEASE_NOTES Before kit installation, these files can be extracted from the kit via the following commands: o To extract all release notes files at once use: PRODUCT EXTRACT RELEASE_NOTES VMS82A_PTHREAD/VERSION= - /DESTINATION= destination_directory o To extract a single release notes file use: PRODUCT EXTRACT FILE VMS82A_PTHREAD/VERSION= V2.0 - /SELECT=[SYSUPD]release_note_name/DESTINATION=destination_directory 7 FILES PATCHED OR REPLACED: o [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION.EXE (new image) Image Identification Information image name: "EXCEPTION" image file identification: "X-5" image file build identification: "XAJT-0070050054" link date/time: 15-DEC-2006 07:49:55.56 linker identification: "A11-50" Overall Image Checksum: 1480271591 o [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION_MON.EXE (new image) Image Identification Information image name: "EXCEPTION_MON" image file identification: "X-5" image file build identification: "XAJT-0070050054" link date/time: 15-DEC-2006 07:49:56.36 linker identification: "A11-50" Overall Image Checksum: 612976624 o [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$DBGSHR.EXE (new image) Image Identification Information image name: "PTHREAD$DBGSHR" image file identification: "V3.22-079" image file build identification: "XAJT-0070050010" link date/time: 29-NOV-2006 11:18:42.39 linker identification: "A11-50" Page 7 Overall Image Checksum: 1240128023 o [SYSLIB]PTHREAD$RTL.EXE (new image) Image Identification Information image name: "PTHREAD$RTL" image file identification: "V3.22-079" image file build identification: "XAJT-0070050010" link date/time: 29-NOV-2006 11:18:41.78 linker identification: "A11-50" Overall Image Checksum: 2564346654 o [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION.STB (new file) o [SYS$LDR]EXCEPTION_MON.STB (new file) o [SYSLIB]SYS$STARLET_C.TLB (new file) 8 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 8.1 Test/Debug Image Loss In the course of debugging problems reported to OpenVMS Engineering, customers may be given debug or point-fix images to install. Typically, these images do not have the same image generation flags contained in images released via the OpenVMS remedial patch process. Because of this, any debug or point-fix image that is in the SYS$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$SPECIFIC area. o During kit installation, you will be asked if you wish to delete the image(s) in SYS$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. 8.2 Compressed File This kit is provided as a Self Extracting ZIPEXE kit. To expand this file to the installable .PCSI file, run the file with the following command: $ RUN VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200.ZIPEXE Page 8 8.3 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_PTHREAD[/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. 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. 8.4 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 avoid the REBOOT question, define the following: $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT 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=V2.0 [/SOURCE=location of Kit] Page 9 o De-assign the logical names assigned For example, a sample command file to install the VMS82A_PTHREAD-V0200 kit would be: $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP TRUE $ DEFINE/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT TRUE $ DEFINE/JOB ARCHIVE_OLD NO $! $ PROD INSTALL VMS82A_PTHREAD/PRODUCER=DEC/BASE=AXPVMS/VER=V2.0" $! $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$BACKUP $ DEASSIGN/SYS NO_ASK$REBOOT $! $ exit 9 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. 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