Recommended update for kmod

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2019:0182-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kmod fixes the following issues:

  • Fixes module dependency file corruption on parallel invocation (bsc#1118629).
  • Allows 'modprobe -c' to print the status of 'allow_unsupported_modules' option.

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 Desktop 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2019-182=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2019-182=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-182=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-182=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2019-182=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 (x86_64)
    • kmod-compat-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debugsource-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kmod-debugsource-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod-devel-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kmod-compat-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debugsource-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kmod-compat-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debugsource-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kmod-compat-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debugsource-25-3.4.1
    • libkmod2-debuginfo-25-3.4.1
    • kmod-debuginfo-25-3.4.1

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