Recommended update for iproute2

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for iproute2
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:1574-1
Rating: low
References: #750550 #836972 #838349
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

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

    Description:


    This update for iproute2 provides fixes for the following
    issues:

    * VF spoofchk flag support missing in iproute2 although
    supported by driver. (bnc#838349)
    * VF information not shown by "ip link". (bnc#750550,
    bnc#836972)

    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 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-iproute2-8345
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-iproute2-8345
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-iproute2-8345
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-iproute2-8345

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • libnetlink-devel-2.6.29.1-6.35.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • iproute2-2.6.29.1-6.35.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
    • iproute2-2.6.29.1-6.35.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
    • iproute2-2.6.29.1-6.35.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/750550
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/836972
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/838349
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a535ace1701b89f43b5899299b9042f2