HP-UX 11i v3 March 2012 Release Notes

9 Commands and system calls
This chapter provides information about new and changed commands and system calls. For changes
to other products and features related to this chapter, see “What is new in the HP-UX 11i v3 March
2012 release” (page 13).
insf(1M) command
The insf command installs special files in the devices directory, normally /dev. If required, insf
creates any subdirectories that are defined for the resulting special file.
Summary of Change
The insf(1M) command has been enhanced to support device special files for the isoc and isq
drivers. The insf(1M) command will create device special files corresponding to these drivers under
/dev, when appropriate device and driver combinations are found on the system.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no known performance issues.
Documentation
• Manpages
◦ insf(1M)
Obsolescence
Not applicable.
machinfo(1) command
The machinfo(1) command provides a report on system information that includes processors,
firmware revisions, and amount of memory on the system.
Summary of Change
The machinfo(1) command will now list the minimum and maximum number of cores currently
active from each socket, if those numbers are different across sockets. In addition, machinfo(1)
will report how many cores have threading enabled, if the multithreading setting differs across
cores. See the updated maninfo(1) manpage for more information.
Compatibility
There are no known compatibility issues.
Performance
There are no known performance issues.
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