Recommended update for biosdevname

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for biosdevname
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2014:0776-1
Rating: low
References: #836342
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update for biosdevname fixes an issue in the port determination logic
    that could have resulted in more than one interface on a given PCI slot
    getting the same port number when renames are happening in parallel.

    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 SP3 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-biosdevname-9293
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-biosdevname-9293
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-biosdevname-9293

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • biosdevname-0.4.1-0.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • biosdevname-0.4.1-0.11.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • biosdevname-0.4.1-0.11.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/836342
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d9ab8d269b9aeefda07183bfdb19f6bb