Recommended update for kdump

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:0949-1
Rating: moderate
References: #718684 #765175
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update for kdump provides the following
    fixes:

    * 765175: kdump fails if non-dir files reside in
    /var/crash
    * 718684: kdump hangs if nmi_watchdog is set

    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-kdump-6535
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kdump-6535
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-kdump-6410
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-kdump-6410
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kdump-6535
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-kdump-6410

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.38.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.38.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.35.39.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.35.39.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.38.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • kdump-0.7.8-1.33.35.39.2

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/718684
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/765175
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=079ad960654954493d434c03dc3c5543
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=8b0ce92ee6894ac860677e058a7ee4f5