Recommended update for lvm2 and clvm

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for lvm2 and clvm
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:0223-1
Rating: moderate
References: #830844 #835230 #872564 #884955 #892319 #901091
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that has 6 recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update for lvm2 and clvm provides the following fixes:

    * In setup-lvm2.sh, resolve symlinks returned by vgs -o pv_name.
    (bsc#884955)
    * Avoid temporary devices created by pvmove which could cause buffer
    I/O errors when accessed through blkid. (bsc#901091)
    * Modify lvm.conf by adding comments for cache_dir and
    obtain_device_list_from_udev. (bsc#830844)
    * Remove dependency on pgrep from lvm_wait_merge_snapshot. (bsc#835230)
    * Enable 'retry' deactivation also in 'cleanup' phase. (bsc#892319)
    * Increase clvmd thread stacksize from 128K to 192K, preventing
    segmentation faults in PPC64. (bsc#872564)

    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-lvm-clvm-201501=10154
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-lvm-clvm-201501=10154
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slehasp3-lvm-clvm-201501=10154
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-lvm-clvm-201501=10154

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • lvm2-2.02.98-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • lvm2-2.02.98-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • lvm2-clvm-2.02.98-0.31.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • lvm2-2.02.98-0.31.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=830844
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=835230
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=872564
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884955
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892319
    • https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901091
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=33e224cb794f16202f79398a79a1a24b