- Issued:
- 2008-05-09
- Updated:
- 2008-05-09
RHBA-2008:0249 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
GFS-kernel bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated GFS-kernel packages that fix a bug and module-loading issues
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.6, kernel release
2.6.9-67.0.15.EL.
Description
The GFS-kernel packages contain modules that provide the ability to mount
and use GFS file systems.
The updated packages fix the following bug:
A problem caused by not using the necessary spin locks may have
caused an "Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference" error, nodes
to hang, or a kernel panic.
In addition, the updated GFS-kernel packages are in sync with the latest
kernel (2.6.9-67.0.15.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 earlier modules; however, with this update,
force-loading modules is not necessary.
Users are advised to upgrade to these GFS-kernel packages, which are
updated for use with the 2.6.9-67.0.15.EL kernel.
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 Resilient Storage for x86_64 4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 4 ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 4 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 4 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support resilientstorage for RHEL 4ES x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support resilientstorage for RHEL 4ES ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support resilientstorage for RHEL 4ES i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support resilientstorage for RHEL 4AS x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support resilientstorage for RHEL 4AS ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 - Extended Update Support resilientstorage for RHEL 4AS i386
Fixes
- BZ - 441747 - gfs:gfs_glock_dq kernel oops
- BZ - 442944 - Need rebuild for kernel-2.6.9-67.0.15.EL
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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