Distribution: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Description: fix nfs stale cache data from u8 bug 5587258
Packager: Guru Anbalagane
Disposition: Release

Files

kernel-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm bc7a027af98d3948a6b1240387e2f265
kernel-debuginfo-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm 502e5387a5cdf641766d3d04bf120c94
kernel-hugemem-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm b0746edbfdf3cd18c4d62b931fe67db1
kernel-hugemem-unsupported-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm feb3dd59e0e2e3e3268d6c196541ca28
kernel-smp-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm 88d07080c1ad49a78e896b7d822fd28d
kernel-smp-unsupported-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm 7575d0df578eb7f15a19ea76659e5bff
kernel-unsupported-2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL.i686.rpm 9d8bc5d2f63ab92aa577efd374a23087

Bugs Fixed

Oracle BUG 4129091 autofs4 does not remount after expire
Oracle BUG 5038841 RHEL3 u6 kernel doesn't have module parameter support for e100
Oracle BUG 4166928 tg3 githack
Oracle BUG 5088963 IO to NFS partition hangs (see below)

Bugs Tested

Oracle BUG 4331231 enobufs with lowmem fragmentation (ora-603)
Oracle BUG 4378996 OPEN, it 73115, hotplug disk online causes crash

Details

README for kernel 2.4.21-37.0.0.4.1.EL

Resolves: 
[ora 5088963]: io to nfs partition hangs
               IMPORTANT:  2 changes needed to avoid the known nfs hang cases:
	       - apply this kernel patch
	       - disable core dumps (very important)
	       Details on the changes:
	       * retry defragment pages
	       * xdr_ and xprt_ debug counters (safely ignored)
	       * GFP_NOFS removed
	       * kmap reorder patch in do_generic_file_write
	       * WARNING: ensure that core dumps are disabled for production!  
[bz 161875] [ora 4129091]: autofs4 does not remount after expire
[ora 5038841]: e100 driver legacy version missing
[ora 5038841]: e1000 driver legacy version missing
[ora 4166928]: tg3 githack driver

Partially resolves:
[bz 176849] [ora 4331231] enobufs with lowmem fragmentation (ora-603)
If you want to use this kernel to resolve the ora-603 error, be
certain to track down the root cause of the lowmem pressure. This 
only postpones the symptoms, not the root cause, of your memory exhaustion.