Recommended update for btrfsprogs

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for btrfsprogs
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1321-1
Rating: moderate
References: #750185 #766623
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

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

    Description:


    This update for btrfsprogs provides the following fixes:

    * mkfs: create root directory with 755 (bnc#766623)
    * fsck: understand -s option
    * fsck: make aware of freespace inodes
    * fsck: segfault fixes
    * btrfs: fix 'fi show' search by uuid
    * btrfs: fix leaked handle for scrub command
    * btrfs: add get/set subvol flags ioctl
    * btrfs: add clone_range ioctl
    * btrfs: a few enhancements in debug-tree output
    * btrfs: use native hw instruction for crc32c when
    available
    * btrfs: strip binaries in /sbin
    * support for non-root md, dm and crypto device
    autodetection (bnc#750185)
    * enhance btrfs' mkinitrd setup phase

    Contraindications:

    None

    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-6784
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-btrfsprogs-6784
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-btrfsprogs-6784

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • btrfsprogs-0.19-5.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • btrfsprogs-0.19-5.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • btrfsprogs-0.19-5.31.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/750185
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/766623
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1c935c276f893f9d20f36c621e51b8a6