Recommended update for valgrind
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for valgrind
This update provides valgrind 3.8.1, which adds support for
* Support for Intel AVX instructions and for AES
instructions. This support is available only for 64 bit
code.
* Support for POWER Decimal Floating Point instructions
* Non-libc malloc implementations are now supported
* Tool developers can make replacement/wrapping more
flexible thanks to the new option --soname-synonyms
* The C++ demangler has been updated so as to work well
with C++ compiled by up to at least g++ 4.6.
* Increased limit for the --num-callers command line
flag to 500
* Improved support for DWARF4 debugging information
* Initial support for DWZ compressed Dwarf debug info
* Modest performance gains through the use of
translation chaining
* Several improvements for s390x.
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2013:0218-1 |
| Rating: | low |
| References: | #776211 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed. It includes one version update.
Description:
This update provides valgrind 3.8.1, which adds support for
* Support for Intel AVX instructions and for AES
instructions. This support is available only for 64 bit
code.
* Support for POWER Decimal Floating Point instructions
* Non-libc malloc implementations are now supported
* Tool developers can make replacement/wrapping more
flexible thanks to the new option --soname-synonyms
* The C++ demangler has been updated so as to work well
with C++ compiled by up to at least g++ 4.6.
* Increased limit for the --num-callers command line
flag to 500
* Improved support for DWARF4 debugging information
* Initial support for DWZ compressed Dwarf debug info
* Modest performance gains through the use of
translation chaining
* Several improvements for s390x.
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 Software Development Kit 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sdksp2-valgrind-7010
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) [New Version: 3.8.1]:
- valgrind-3.8.1-0.5.1
- valgrind-devel-3.8.1-0.5.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/776211
- http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=db6d43cc913a4f90bc4cd6922f23a3c8