- Issued:
- 2007-11-07
- Updated:
- 2007-11-07
RHBA-2007:0656 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
mkinitrd bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated mkinitrd packages that fix various bugs are now available.
Description
Mkinitrd creates filesystem images for use as initial ramdisk (initrd)
images. These ramdisk images are often used to preload the block device
modules (SCSI or RAID) needed to access the root filesystem.
These updated packages fix the following issues:
- root multipath devices in previous mkinitrd packages failed to function
correctly, breaking non-root multipath devices and possibly leading to
data corruption. Both root and non-root multipath devices are handled
correctly in these updated packages.
- kernel files and symbolic links are now installed correctly.
- mkinitrd now uses "modinfo" rather than "find" to locate modules for
inclusion.
- an initrd failed to be generated each time a Driver Update Model (DUM)
RPM was installed. With these updated packages, an initrd is created each
time a DUM RPM is installed.
- when the mkinitrd command is executed, device maps are created based on
the current dmsetup table. After rebooting the device maps would no
longer be correct due to SAN device major and minor numbers changing.
Possible data corruption could occur. These updates packages contain
support for booting from SAN multipath devices.
- there are no USB modules on 390x architectures, which caused mkinitrd to
either complete successfully with warnings, or fail. These updated
packages prevent mkinitrd considering USB on 390x architectures.
Users are advised to upgrade to these updated mkinitrd packages, which
resolve these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
- BZ - 157082 - Drives aren't identified by unique identifiers during boot
- BZ - 239392 - Use modinfo rather than find to locate modules use in initrd
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
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mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.src.rpm | SHA-256: 372abd452f8527cde5317a4543fcbbc4b789574140528f3d83b5a00d265dc6b8 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 53fad06418d30f6b6a6d0c57d64cab575a1b059c4cee60b99654ad2741b5abbd |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 017bc141c92e887a0c4a72429e25ad913d12b5f2c93e9b5e6b766d5a26d47ca2 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d9aa8efa84eb84bf4d8e47ae4a167a74e37bc7978e03775ea496dd882146eceb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 103e1765677a583cb5c1e8580a9b0ea14eed69a920e71a8ec6573f13f0ca1bb8 |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d8b00ba7aeba171a4ce9e1b812cd7a2a46325d944a93df5a0525840535c982a2 |
ia64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e433aa97e0f28072c910a224958e99c1328ab28e0b8f669c21c4f6b406aad73b |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: f0ee404baf974e805161c51eb357872d56c4fb163ca7d6ab311a0aef7fd784d8 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: ed1b1e398c2bf1c740db0ce6b3d0c184193e778bb7e9aeeaac3e7b8989aa0097 |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.ia64.rpm | SHA-256: e9be444b4b1fdb4fe91a01daaa9a7309d1ad731405bc11f04084ae63c884f809 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: de717cff26ef2c6f4c5387af3d8a2745ad79a6ab59a2f5af2bb40a624c45ec05 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d9aa8efa84eb84bf4d8e47ae4a167a74e37bc7978e03775ea496dd882146eceb |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7ff8823b0e276517e74c5fda7f92fb40c3abaffac5312c53b18c2c3d7cddc0c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.src.rpm | SHA-256: 372abd452f8527cde5317a4543fcbbc4b789574140528f3d83b5a00d265dc6b8 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 53fad06418d30f6b6a6d0c57d64cab575a1b059c4cee60b99654ad2741b5abbd |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 017bc141c92e887a0c4a72429e25ad913d12b5f2c93e9b5e6b766d5a26d47ca2 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d9aa8efa84eb84bf4d8e47ae4a167a74e37bc7978e03775ea496dd882146eceb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 103e1765677a583cb5c1e8580a9b0ea14eed69a920e71a8ec6573f13f0ca1bb8 |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d8b00ba7aeba171a4ce9e1b812cd7a2a46325d944a93df5a0525840535c982a2 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: de717cff26ef2c6f4c5387af3d8a2745ad79a6ab59a2f5af2bb40a624c45ec05 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d9aa8efa84eb84bf4d8e47ae4a167a74e37bc7978e03775ea496dd882146eceb |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7ff8823b0e276517e74c5fda7f92fb40c3abaffac5312c53b18c2c3d7cddc0c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.src.rpm | SHA-256: 372abd452f8527cde5317a4543fcbbc4b789574140528f3d83b5a00d265dc6b8 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 53fad06418d30f6b6a6d0c57d64cab575a1b059c4cee60b99654ad2741b5abbd |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 017bc141c92e887a0c4a72429e25ad913d12b5f2c93e9b5e6b766d5a26d47ca2 |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d8b00ba7aeba171a4ce9e1b812cd7a2a46325d944a93df5a0525840535c982a2 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: de717cff26ef2c6f4c5387af3d8a2745ad79a6ab59a2f5af2bb40a624c45ec05 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7ff8823b0e276517e74c5fda7f92fb40c3abaffac5312c53b18c2c3d7cddc0c0 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.src.rpm | SHA-256: 372abd452f8527cde5317a4543fcbbc4b789574140528f3d83b5a00d265dc6b8 |
s390x | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 64c70a0fbeb66a86cbd9b4c81493f789207d794000dc62ec11fe8a9869839eda |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.s390.rpm | SHA-256: e3c1eded9697678acbfbc3f6bf18e7d03858e6ff96ab97c7d29c6500d38213ae |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 8da76f63b428474c6473464de169d04c49184a191f8659b8ce92b2deddca6287 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.s390.rpm | SHA-256: 5f66574d4c07158be24ded3b0a43cb8f46af958f9872be35a4401900fd27456d |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 642ea3f0327c881168c4071f87e5b5395340935dda7f0ee1cc2cd8cbdbb29824 |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.s390x.rpm | SHA-256: 07932bd019288ac7b127b47001ac697b8c152183ccb70e622cb1dd7f23f65d9d |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.src.rpm | SHA-256: 372abd452f8527cde5317a4543fcbbc4b789574140528f3d83b5a00d265dc6b8 |
ppc | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 9c8c96aa26ea71e19780193bfe673b1ac943331af83cce5f1dd4c112714e17d3 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 2065480c33fc4bfb9f8a434805f8ae32e513fb4fb94e1489c5cf9ccd577bdea6 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: afed52a765c76eb54569bcad20905203ea4ec609dd893a813b3c8104492b5654 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 0aa551aa9547488b982e40c98c418e11678d0039d9709b2e57614a4e6d4ba224 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.ppc64.rpm | SHA-256: b87eef2c6410597805fd2b9728826a1fd154778c6681dffca95b0b9f90cba49c |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.ppc.rpm | SHA-256: 81c68efc10347bcb5efcd19170b67294031e794d9d63a429010258b57a9b9ec1 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.src.rpm | SHA-256: 372abd452f8527cde5317a4543fcbbc4b789574140528f3d83b5a00d265dc6b8 |
x86_64 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 53fad06418d30f6b6a6d0c57d64cab575a1b059c4cee60b99654ad2741b5abbd |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 017bc141c92e887a0c4a72429e25ad913d12b5f2c93e9b5e6b766d5a26d47ca2 |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d9aa8efa84eb84bf4d8e47ae4a167a74e37bc7978e03775ea496dd882146eceb |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 103e1765677a583cb5c1e8580a9b0ea14eed69a920e71a8ec6573f13f0ca1bb8 |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d8b00ba7aeba171a4ce9e1b812cd7a2a46325d944a93df5a0525840535c982a2 |
i386 | |
libbdevid-python-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: de717cff26ef2c6f4c5387af3d8a2745ad79a6ab59a2f5af2bb40a624c45ec05 |
mkinitrd-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 65f9e47c9466c0ba75057e9bcf6bb2c51a01c6e229310f17d989cb290ac0bc2f |
mkinitrd-devel-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: d9aa8efa84eb84bf4d8e47ae4a167a74e37bc7978e03775ea496dd882146eceb |
nash-5.1.19.6-19.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 7ff8823b0e276517e74c5fda7f92fb40c3abaffac5312c53b18c2c3d7cddc0c0 |
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