Recommended update for xxhash

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2023:4658-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5

An update that has one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for xxhash fixes the following issues:

  • ship libxxhash0 anf xxhash-devel package to Package Hub 15 SP5. (bsc#1216829)

  • Update to release 0.8.2

  • ARM NEON speed improvements; on M1 Pro it is +20% speed for XXH3 and XXH128 (from 30.0 GB/s to 36 GB/s).

  • Added support for ARM's SVE vector extension.
  • Resolved some issues with XXH3's s390x vector implementation.

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 Package Hub 15 15-SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP5-2023-4658=1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2023-4658=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2023-4658=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libxxhash0-debuginfo-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • xxhash-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • xxhash-debuginfo-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • libxxhash0-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • xxhash-devel-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libxxhash0-debuginfo-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • xxhash-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • xxhash-debuginfo-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • libxxhash0-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1
    • xxhash-devel-0.8.2-150500.4.7.1

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