Recommended update for powerpc-utils

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2022:3192-1
Rating: moderate
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Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
  • SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
  • SUSE Manager Server 4.3

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

Description:

This update for powerpc-utils fixes the following issues:

  • Update to upstream version 1.3.10:
  • ppc64_cpu: Add support to parse PAPR information for energy and frequency (bsc#1200465 ltc#197256 jsc#SLE-18129 jsc#PED-519)
  • powerpc-utils: Enhance error message when lparstat -E fails on max config systems (bsc#1198956 ltc#196850)
  • drmgr: Add support for 'acc' command (jsc#SLE-18644)
  • hcn-init.service: Add RemainAfterExit=yes
  • man/drmgr: fix multiple typos
  • hcnmgr: Add new feature "wicked" in HNV FEATURE list
  • hcnmgr: Update Makefile and powerpc-utils spec file to support HNV and wicked
  • hcnmgr: Fix NM HNV setting primary slave
  • hcnmgr: Add hcn-init.service.suse
  • hcnmgr: maintain hcnid state for later cleanup
  • hcnmgr: Support wicked HNV using new wicked functions for bonding
  • hcnmgr: Add new wicked functions for SuSE to manage bonding
  • hcnmgr: Factor out NetworkManager nmcli code
  • hcnmgr: Validate connection manager and add tracing option
  • bootlist: fix invalid hex number message
  • bootlist: fix passing -l flag to kpartx as -p delimiter value
  • lsslot: fix memory leak when listing IO slots
  • lsslot: Add new DRC type description strings for latest PCIe slot types
  • lparstat: report LPAR name from lparcfg
  • errinjct: sanitize devspec output of a newline if one is present
  • lparstat: Fix reported online memory in legacy format
  • ofpathname: Add support for NVMf devices
  • ofpathname: Fix nvme support in ANA mode
  • hcnmgr: Support vNIC as backup device
  • hcnmgr: Avoid hexdump squeezing consecutive identical bytes.

  • lsdevinfo: optimize criteria filtering

  • Remove patches that have been applied upstream.

  • Update HNV implementation (bsc#1195404 ltc#196259 jsc#SLE-23855).
  • Add support for NVMf devices (jsc#SLE-18643, bsc#1198728, ltc#197650).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4
    zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-3192=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP4-2022-3192=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.4 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.10-150400.19.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.10-150400.19.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.10-150400.19.3.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP4 (ppc64le)
    • powerpc-utils-1.3.10-150400.19.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.3.10-150400.19.3.1
    • powerpc-utils-debugsource-1.3.10-150400.19.3.1

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