Recommended update for kexec-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2016:1804-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kexec-tools fixes the following issues:

  • Reduce number of ELF LOAD segments on ppc64le. (bsc#981339)
  • Enumerate all /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpuN when they are discontinuous. (bsc#955332, bsc#957351)
  • Fix mistaken check of stat(2) return value. (bsc#955332, bsc#957351)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1056=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1056=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1056=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 (x86_64)
    • kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.5-17.2
    • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.5-17.2
    • kexec-tools-2.0.5-17.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.5-17.2
    • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.5-17.2
    • kexec-tools-2.0.5-17.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kexec-tools-debugsource-2.0.5-17.2
    • kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.5-17.2
    • kexec-tools-2.0.5-17.2

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