Recommended update for kdump

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:0328-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1021846 #1094444 #1101149 #1102252 #1108919 #1116463 #1117652 #1125011 #1130529 #1133407 #1141064 #1155921
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1

An update that has 12 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kdump fixes the following issues:

  • Update OpenQA test values for 'calibrate'. (bsc#1130529)
  • Prefer by-path and device-mapper aliases over kernel device names. (bsc#1101149, LTC#168532)
  • Do not reload on powerpc CPU hot removal. (bsc#1133407, LTC#176111)
  • Add ":force" option to KDUMP_NETCONFIG configuring 'fence_kdump'. (bsc#1108919)
  • Add 'fence_kdump_send' when fence-agents installed. (bsc#1108919)
  • Use a variable for path of 'fence_kdump_send' and remove the unnecessary PRESCRIPT check. (bsc#1108919)
  • Document kdump behaviour for fence_kdump_send. (bsc#1108919)
  • Improve the handling of NSS and prevent rebooting specific hardware in case of kdump kernel loading. (bsc#1021846)
  • Skip kdump-related mounts if there is no /proc/vmcore. (bsc#1102252, bsc#1125011)
  • Check whether kdump mount points are cleaned up. (bsc#1102252, bsc#1125011)
  • Clean up the use of current vs. boot network interface names. (bsc#1094444, bsc#1116463, bsc#1141064)
  • Use a custom namespace for physical NICs. (bsc#1094444, bsc#1116463, bsc#1141064)
  • Preserve white space when removing kernel command line options. (bsc#1117652)
  • Add a shortcut the build queues by allowing usage of systemd-mini. (bsc#1155921)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Module for Basesystem 15-SP1:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP1-2020-328=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • kdump-0.9.0-4.3.1
    • kdump-debuginfo-0.9.0-4.3.1
    • kdump-debugsource-0.9.0-4.3.1

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