Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:0031-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

  • Tell kernel about the SMT value set by ppc64_cpu (bsc#1214285, bsc#1205462)

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 for SAP Applications 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-31=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2024-31=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-8.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-8.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-8.23.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.9-8.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.9-8.23.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.9-8.23.1

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