Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2022:0027-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2 Business Critical Linux 15-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.1

An update that contains five features and has 14 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

  • Implement ECO (jsc#SLE-22999)
  • Avoid error with HCN IDs containing same consecutive bytes (bsc#1192095 ltc#194963).
  • Optimize lsdevinfo filtering to prevent LPM timeouts (bsc#1189571 ltc#193419).
  • Update to version 1.3.9 (jsc#SLE-18645, bsc#1189015).
  • Remove upstreamed patches
  • Bring up the members of HNV link together with the HNV link (bsc#1187182 ltc#192954).
  • When detecting HNV connection list all connections, not only active ones (bsc#1187148 ltc#192985).
  • Don't install /sbin/lsprop if usrmerged
  • Fix memore remove by index (bsc#1183958 ltc#192149).
  • Take into account NUMA topology when removing memory (bsc#1183958 ltc#192149).
  • The Install section of hcn-init should also refer to NetworkManager (bsc#1184136 ltc#192155).
  • Require vim when NetworkManager is installed (bsc#1184136 ltc#192155).
  • Start hcn-init with NetworkManager (bsc#1184136 ltc#192155).
  • Add --version option to the ppc64_cpu usage (bsc#1183695 ltc#189235).
  • ofpathname: Use NVMe controller physical nsid (bsc#1182020 ltc#191360).
  • HNV fixes (only NetworkManager supported) (jsc#SLE-13837 bsc#1181956 ltc#190722).
  • Fix ofpathname race with udev rename (bsc#1183496 ltc#191534).
  • Fixes for hybrid network virtualization (jsc#SLE-13837 bsc#1180129 ltc#190387)
  • Update to upstream version 1.3.8 (jsc#SLE-13291, jsc#SLE-13292, bsc#1180854 ltc#170517, bsc#1186487 ltc#177613)
    • Drop version suffix hack
    • Fix --with-systemd argument
    • Drop compatibility patch - we are no longer near compatible with 1.3.6

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:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2022-27=1

Package List:

  • Basesystem Module 15-SP2 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-6.1.6.2
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-6.1.6.2
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-6.1.6.2

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