Recommended update for perf

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2022:3205-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perf fixes the following issues:

  • Apply latest git-fixes reported against kernel-source:
  • Correct missing virtual addresses in SPE samples
  • Correct bug in perf mem report/perf report --mem-mode which was preventing reporting of data if the PERF_SAMPLE_DATA_SRC bit was missing
  • Always allow data_src option for SPE aux data
  • Correct gcc possible-use-after-free warning
  • Correct double free in perf_session__delete
  • Remap memory rather than failing if insufficient memory to hold event
  • Correctly display events that have multiple uncore aliases rather than marking as merged.
  • Enable counter events before forking child process
  • Correct error message regarding non-fatal error
  • Fix incorrect use of eprintf in callback

  • Fix incorrect symbol size calculation

  • Fix perf bench numa assertion failure (bsc#1198595)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-3205=1
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP4-2022-3205=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perf-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
    • perf-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
    • perf-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
    • perf-devel-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
  • Development Tools Module 15-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perf-debugsource-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
    • perf-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
    • perf-debuginfo-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5
    • perf-devel-5.14.21-150400.44.5.5

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