GemStone/S 64 Bit Release Notes

  • 1. GemStone/S 64 Bit 3.2.6 Release Notes

    • Overview

    • Supported Platforms

      • Platforms for Version 3.2.6

      • GBS Versions

      • VSD Version

    • Changes and New Features

      • Updated SSL libraries

      • GsProcess isForked method added

      • startcachewarmer for remote cache may now use mid-level cache

      • startnetldi added option to configure socket listening backlog

      • Change in handling of Linux out of memory kill protection

      • Change in handling of read authorization errors

        • Added configuration parameter

      • Duplicate cache names now allowed

      • Added method physicalSizeOnDisk

      • Reflection now includes tagSizeOf:

      • Added Gci Function

    • Bugs Fixed

      • Risk of repository corruption if large OopNumberHighWaterMark growth during MFC

      • Change in printRecursiveRepresentationOn: to avoid risk of recursion

      • Hang in SSL code during login

      • Mid-level cache related issues

        • Death of mid-cache caused gems to terminate

        • Shared Page Cache Monitor death not handled properly

        • Page server’s death not handled properly

        • Page Servers on mid-level cache not using Gem's #log for log location

      • GsSocket getHostNameByAddress: risk of hang

      • Unresolved symbol in non-upgrade recompile of GemStone kernel methods

      • sigAborts may be lost to GBS or GCI applications

      • Risk of SEGV from thread-unsafe code

      • Gem error when commit on tranlog full

      • GCI Client Socket not closed on Gem abnormal shutdown

      • Stone crash with many remote caches

      • Reclaim Issues

        • Attempt to reclaim a page more than once

        • Slow reclaim with idle/unused extents

        • Reclaim Gem log logging of session count off by one

        • Improvements that address slow reclaim performance issues

      • Connection refused errors on NetLDI connect backlog

      • Cache warmer main thread detaches cache uncleanly

      • System currentSessions result may have included nils

      • Socket disconnect may result in stuck spin lock

      • Errors on restoreFromBackup from NFS-mounted drive

      • Unnecessary atomic operations

      • Changes in FFI interface code

    • Statmonitor and Cache Statistics Changes

      • Inaccuracies in page read cache statistics

      • SPC Monitor total stats were sums

      • statmonitor -J flag did not collect PageManager statistics

      • Incorrect values for network stats on Linux hosts

      • Memory page cache statistics incorrect on AIX

      • ReclaimGem cache statistic for PinnedPagesCount is incorrect

      • Change in GemStone process statistics on Linux

      • Added GemStone process cache statistics

      • Added Linux System cache statistics

      • Removed cache statistics

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