xen bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2008:0279-3
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2008-05-21
Last updated on:	2008-05-21
Affected Products:	RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

Updated xen packages that fix a bug are now available.

The xen packages contain tools for managing the virtual machine monitor
in Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization.

A patch that validated disk sharing caused a race condition when booting
guests that have multiple disks. This prevented guests with multiple disks
from booting successfully.

Users of xen are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve this issue.

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

Updated packages

RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client)

IA-32:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`663593100c279ca91b07fb38f460fd4f`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`d4759cbfced70f839e17331dce4a9640`

x86_64:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`d73bb8a689c1fbd04108dfd7cd5b98d0`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`d4759cbfced70f839e17331dce4a9640`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`e73a32a2cbe88c119534ce27fba4d64c`

RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server)

IA-32:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`663593100c279ca91b07fb38f460fd4f`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`d4759cbfced70f839e17331dce4a9640`

IA-64:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`366892ae076d4a6ff9d14adc32e369cc`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`fe6030589c63e0631559f4cebec64cf8`

x86_64:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`d73bb8a689c1fbd04108dfd7cd5b98d0`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`d4759cbfced70f839e17331dce4a9640`
xen-devel-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`e73a32a2cbe88c119534ce27fba4d64c`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`3b8cb65c9de9a490482015c17060890d`

IA-32:
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`94f8471e0ec1779ea480aba25d169930`

IA-64:
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`a21faccc16e4dcd096c4ba77925c8270`

x86_64:
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`94f8471e0ec1779ea480aba25d169930`
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`00d5b8ed27925740f1d6a27b24537f6b`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
xen-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.src.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`3b8cb65c9de9a490482015c17060890d`

IA-32:
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`94f8471e0ec1779ea480aba25d169930`

x86_64:
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`94f8471e0ec1779ea480aba25d169930`
xen-libs-3.0.3-64.el5_2.1.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHSA-2008:0892	`00d5b8ed27925740f1d6a27b24537f6b`

(The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network)

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

445789 - Unable to create a PV guest with > 3 disks

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