Recommended update for lxc
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for lxc
This update to lxc (Linux Containers) includes the
following improvements and fixes:
* Update lxc-sles template: o default to isolate
network in guest if no network configuration is provided,
correctly interoperate with lxc-clone and btrfs support in
lxc-start. o autoconfigure gateway, based on host gateway,
for macvlan and veth when container IP address is given at
creation time and is not 0.0.0.0 (bnc#771183, bnc#773195).
o add iputils (bnc#759609) and supportutils (bnc#760230) to
minimal install. o allow host DNS configuration to
propagate to container (bnc#759876).
* Backport btrfs / lvm snapshot support.
* Ensure container shutting down is correctly detected
by LXC.
* Explain cgroups aren't mounted when failing because
of it.
* Update lxc initscript to handle correctly lxc-info
0.7.5 output.
* Remove virtual network interface on error.
* Improve gateway detection in container.
* Output warning when trying to run twice a container.
* Accurately detect whether a system supports
clone_children (bnc#750470).
* Ensure lxc package is uninstallable (bnc#771371).
* Ensure boot.cgroup is correctly enabled and started
when installing package.
* Ensure lxc-createconfig correctly detect cidr
(bnc#773234).
https://bugzilla.novell.com/750470
https://bugzilla.novell.com/759609
https://bugzilla.novell.com/759876
https://bugzilla.novell.com/760230
https://bugzilla.novell.com/771183
https://bugzilla.novell.com/771371
https://bugzilla.novell.com/773195
https://bugzilla.novell.com/773234
http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=4f451983af7677a61d1030f7cb08bb87
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2012:0956-1 |
| Rating: | low |
| References: | #750470 #759609 #759876 #760230 #771183 #771371 #773195 #773234 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed.
Description:
This update to lxc (Linux Containers) includes the
following improvements and fixes:
* Update lxc-sles template: o default to isolate
network in guest if no network configuration is provided,
correctly interoperate with lxc-clone and btrfs support in
lxc-start. o autoconfigure gateway, based on host gateway,
for macvlan and veth when container IP address is given at
creation time and is not 0.0.0.0 (bnc#771183, bnc#773195).
o add iputils (bnc#759609) and supportutils (bnc#760230) to
minimal install. o allow host DNS configuration to
propagate to container (bnc#759876).
* Backport btrfs / lvm snapshot support.
* Ensure container shutting down is correctly detected
by LXC.
* Explain cgroups aren't mounted when failing because
of it.
* Update lxc initscript to handle correctly lxc-info
0.7.5 output.
* Remove virtual network interface on error.
* Improve gateway detection in container.
* Output warning when trying to run twice a container.
* Accurately detect whether a system supports
clone_children (bnc#750470).
* Ensure lxc package is uninstallable (bnc#771371).
* Ensure boot.cgroup is correctly enabled and started
when installing package.
* Ensure lxc-createconfig correctly detect cidr
(bnc#773234).
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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sdksp2-lxc-6598 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-lxc-6598 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-lxc-6598
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- lxc-devel-0.7.5-1.25.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
- lxc-0.7.5-1.25.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- lxc-0.7.5-1.25.3
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- lxc-0.7.5-1.25.3