Kernel 2.6 based: April 2004 stream

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Category: operating system. Contains the source tree of a set of user space utilities that should to be used together with the zSeries and S/390 Linux kernel and device drivers.

s390-tools-1.3.1-april2004.tar.gz / MD5 recommended (superseded) (2004-06-14)

This package contains the following bug fixes:

Description:

osasnmpd: Enable osasnmpd to work under 2.6 kernels.

Symptom:

Osasnmpd did not run under kernel due to interface changes in kernel 2.6.

Problem:

Major changes were necessary because of using sysfs instead of procfs for the communication between kernel and osasnmpd.

Solution:

We now have separate directories that contain the source files for kernel versions 2.4 and 2.6. In the main directory there is a script 'osasnmpd' which selects the right executable file according to the version of the Linux kernel where osasnmpd is started.

Problem-ID:

-

Description:

fdasd: Partitioning does not work when using configuration file.

Symptom:

"fdasd error: Config file syntax error".

Problem:

The variable holding partition information is not fully initialized (only for first partition).

Solution:

Fully initialize variable.

Problem-ID:

-

Description:

zipl: Build problem with updated glibc-headers.

Symptom:

Trying to compile zipl with updated glibc-headers does not work.

Problem:

Zipl includes kernel header files.

Solution:

Remove dependencies on kernel header files.

Problem-ID:

-

Description:

qethconf: Inconsistent Proxy Arp user messages.

Symptom:

User has to specify Proxy Arp with abbreviation parp but all output messages for Proxy Arp show rxip as abbreviation.

Problem:

The Proxy Arp entry within sysfs has the name rxip. This is the reason why all user output showed rxip instead of parp.

Solution:

Added some code which changes rxip into parp for the user output.

Problem-ID:

-

Description:

zfcpdump: Enable kernel for gcc 3.3.3.

Symptom:

Kernel built with gcc 3.3.3 crashes.

Problem:

Due to gcc 3.3.3 optimizations, init and setup functions are not compiled into the kernel.

Solution:

Define init and setup functions with __attribute__((used))

Problem-ID:

-

Note: osasnmpd is untested.

Update 2004-07-30:

• osasnmpd now recommended (testing completed)

Note: Because of missing kernel-interfaces the following s390-tools from 1.3 will not work with the "August 2001 stream": start_hsnc/ip-watcher, osasnmpd, qetharp and qethconf.

SCSI IPL and dump:
To be able to use SCSI ipl and dump (zipl/zfcpdump) appropriate enablement microcode (FC9904) is required.
SCSI IPL for Linux as a VM-guest requires z/VM Version 4 Release 4 (PTF UM30989 installed) or higher.

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