Recommended update for btrfsmaintenance

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2020:0644-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4

An update that contains two features and has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for btrfsmaintenance fixes the following issues:

  • Fix for function 'fstrim' to avoid failures creating clusters. (bsc#1075976)
  • Adjust btrfs balance usage thresholds to fit the current file system implementation. (bsc#1155924, jsc#SLE-10907, jsc#SLE-10908)
  • Make scrub, balance, and trim mutually exclusive. (bsc#1088010, jsc#SLE-10907, jsc#SLE-10908)

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 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2020-644=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-644=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-644=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2020-644=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 (noarch)
    • btrfsmaintenance-0.2-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4 (noarch)
    • btrfsmaintenance-0.2-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 (noarch)
    • btrfsmaintenance-0.2-12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 (noarch)
    • btrfsmaintenance-0.2-12.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (noarch)
    • btrfsmaintenance-0.2-12.1

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