Recommended update for ethtool
SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ethtool
This update for ethtool adds support for querying and setting the
tx-nocache-copy offload feature. Additionally, ports of type "Backplane"
are now reported as supported.
| Announcement ID: | SUSE-RU-2015:0690-1 |
| Rating: | low |
| References: | #832598 #845378 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.
Description:
This update for ethtool adds support for querying and setting the
tx-nocache-copy offload feature. Additionally, ports of type "Backplane"
are now reported as supported.
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-ethtool=10557 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-ethtool=10557 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-ethtool=10557
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.24.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- ethtool-6.2.6.39-0.24.1
References:
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/832598
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/845378
- https://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d9cbc37135756af9450a4a06d85e5132