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