Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0617-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update provides powerpc-utils version 1.3.2, which brings several fixes and enhancements.

  • Correct drmgr's LMB counting when discovering LMBs. This fixes dynamic addition of memory. (bsc#957445)
  • Fix segmentation fault when parsing /proc/interrupts. (bsc#994925)
  • Ignore whitespace at beginning of /proc/interrupts SPU line.
  • Adjust libvirt dependency service name.
  • If ofpathname is not supported on a platform, exit with 0. This will pevent grub2-install fail on PowerNV platform

For a comprehensive list of changes please refer to the ChangeLog document included within the package's documentation.

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:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-powerpc-utils-13007=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-powerpc-utils-13007=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.2-9.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.2-9.1

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