Recommended update for btrfsprogs

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for btrfsprogs
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:0672-1
Rating: moderate
References: #727383 #744593 #749540 #750185
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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    An update that has four recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for btrfsprogs provides many improvements to
    btrfsck and provides additional fixes.

    btrfsck repair options have been enhanced with options for:

    * Rebuild extent records.
    * Fix block group accounting.
    * Reset csums for rescue nodatasum mount.
    * Prune corrupt extent allocation tree blocks.

    The update also resolves the following issues:

    * Device scanning fixes for dm and multipath.
    * Include btrfs module in initial ramdisk.
    * Move btrfs device scan after block device setup in
    initrd.
    * Adjust fs size to correct size.

    Indications:

    Every BTRFS user should update.

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-btrfsprogs-6175
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-btrfsprogs-6175
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-btrfsprogs-6175

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • btrfsprogs-0.19-5.27.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • btrfsprogs-0.19-5.27.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • btrfsprogs-0.19-5.27.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/727383
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/744593
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749540
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/750185
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=141227129f730293d0f442a2493da5f1