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Bug Fix Advisory GFS-kernel bug fix update

Advisory: RHBA-2007:0948-5
Type: Bug Fix Advisory
Severity: N/A
Issued on: 2007-10-02
Last updated on: 2007-10-02
Affected Products: Global File System EL4
Global File System EL4.5.z

Details

Updated GFS-kernel packages that fix module-loading issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5, kernel release
2.6.9-55.0.9.EL.

The GFS-kernel packages contain modules that provide the ability to mount
and use GFS file systems.

These updated GFS-kernel packages are in sync with the latest
kernel (2.6.9-55.0.9.EL). The modules in earlier GFS-kernel packages failed
to load because they did not match the running kernel. It was possible to
force-load the modules; however, with this update, users do not need to do so.

Users are advised to upgrade to these latest GFS-kernel packages, which are
updated for use with the 2.6.9-55.0.9.EL kernel.


Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Updated packages

Global File System EL4

SRPMS:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 011cf3e042b93be146e24670051f87d2
 
IA-32:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 9c6960d1d62e5161a87dd31cf4fd23de
GFS-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 26b5df9803dc90df29b6c3f68f05b2a4
GFS-kernel-smp-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 6868f3df82d1bf04a61b643cefd440a4
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 2c48f2cd2c8e6eb4dce3779525802d56
 
IA-64:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 354be63aca3973ac772f2595638e36cf
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 9a34b5e03b73fbc4895b07225f3b06fc
 
x86_64:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 1ab024ded99095656d6b5dc3244615c8
GFS-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 727620bfcfc5383709722ad7f3822e8f
GFS-kernel-smp-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: e3cbdeeeba374bac5d55037143fbe909
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2012:0113
    MD5: 2208194b9e94b973b14d135a1615dbec
 
Global File System EL4.5.z

SRPMS:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.src.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 011cf3e042b93be146e24670051f87d2
 
IA-32:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 9c6960d1d62e5161a87dd31cf4fd23de
GFS-kernel-hugemem-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 26b5df9803dc90df29b6c3f68f05b2a4
GFS-kernel-smp-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 6868f3df82d1bf04a61b643cefd440a4
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.i686.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 2c48f2cd2c8e6eb4dce3779525802d56
 
IA-64:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 354be63aca3973ac772f2595638e36cf
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.ia64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 9a34b5e03b73fbc4895b07225f3b06fc
 
x86_64:
GFS-kernel-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 1ab024ded99095656d6b5dc3244615c8
GFS-kernel-largesmp-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 727620bfcfc5383709722ad7f3822e8f
GFS-kernel-smp-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: e3cbdeeeba374bac5d55037143fbe909
GFS-kernheaders-2.6.9-72.2.0.8.x86_64.rpm
File outdated by:  RHBA-2007:1122
    MD5: 2208194b9e94b973b14d135a1615dbec
 
(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

305901 - Need rebuild for 2.6.9-55.0.9.EL



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