Recommended update for ethtool

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ethtool
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:1731-1
Rating: low
References: #927309 #945710
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12

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

    Description:


    The list of advertised speed modes recognized by Ethtool has been updated
    to include the following full-duplex modes: 56000baseKR4, 56000baseCR4,
    56000baseSR4, 56000baseLR4 and 10000baseKX4.

    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 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-672=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2015-672=1

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):
      • ethtool-3.12.1-5.1
      • ethtool-debuginfo-3.12.1-5.1
      • ethtool-debugsource-3.12.1-5.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):
      • ethtool-3.12.1-5.1
      • ethtool-debuginfo-3.12.1-5.1
      • ethtool-debugsource-3.12.1-5.1

    References: