Recommended update for kdump

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:14465-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for kdump fixes the following issues:

  • Add udev event support for fadump. (bsc#1108170, bsc#1108823)
  • Add required dependencies for fadump udev support.
  • Re-register FADUMP from userspace if the kernel cannot do it. (bsc#1108823)
  • Do not reload on CPU hot removal. (bsc#1133407)

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 Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kdump-14465=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-kdump-14465=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kdump-0.8.4-56.6.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64 i586)
    • kdump-0.8.4-56.6.1

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