HP-UX 11i June 2001 Release Notes

Compatibility
Known Compatibility Exceptions from HP-UX 11.0 to 11i
Chapter 12236
Maximum Number of Active Processors for
pstat_getdynamic Changed
This change corrects a defect in the pstat_getdynamic interface so it
adheres to the documentation when it reports the number of processors
that are active on a system. Well-behaved applications will not be
affected by this change. Ill-behaved applications may overestimate the
number of processors that are active on the system. Ill-behaved
applications can be corrected to reference the correct field with a simple
code change. See “instant Capacity on Demand (iCOD) (updated for
June 2001)” on page 156 for more information.
Export Filesystem (NFS) Security Defect Correction
This change corrects the NFS implementation so it conforms to industry
practice when exporting a filesystem. Well-behaved applications will not
be affected by this change. Applications that assume that exporting a
symbolic link to a filesystem will result in the symbolic link being
exported, rather than the directory to which the symbolic link points,
will fail that assumption. Shell scripts and administrative processes may
have to be changed to correct the assumption.
Support Tools Manager, EMS Hardware Monitors
This change improves the usability for the STM User Interface and the
EMS Hardware Monitors. Any script that depends on the specific output
of the EMS Hardware Monitors or specific commands or displays in the
STM UI may have to be modified. See “HP-UX Support Tools: STM
(online), ODE (offline) & EMS Hardware Monitors (updated for June
2001)” on page 78 for more information.
libc atof() Algorithm Change
This change fixes a defect in atof() to convert denormalized floating
point numbers correctly. Applications which disregard the recommended
coding practices of using floating point ranges rather than relying on
specific hard coded floating point numbers can be affected.