kernel bug fix update

Advisory:	RHBA-2009:1135-1
Type:	Bug Fix Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2009-06-30
Last updated on:	2009-06-30
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

Updated kernel packages that fix a bug are now available for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.

The kernel packages contain the Linux kernel, the core of any Linux
operating system.

This updated package addresses the following bug:

* in the Network File System (NFS) client, information being shared between
two processes (destroy_super and nfs_access_cache_shrinker) became invalid
mid-process. This could result in system crash and "Busy inode" messages.
The shared information is now synchronized with umount via the
s_umount_semaphore, and the error no longer presents. (BZ#501237)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 users are advised to upgrade to this updated
package, which resolves 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/docs/DOC-11259

Updated packages

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.2.z server)

SRPMS:
kernel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`37792890064415c5f3668b22a1fd680f`

IA-32:
kernel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`11d5b6671db68118ab4cd073e75ffd9a`
kernel-PAE-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`56a08fc51cbe4ea387ccc42e3e8223ab`
kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`4b133cca4b9a21830671dd0fcd821680`
kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`0dc8befa4b73eacca853582411e945e3`
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`f7834241f432bd7dd2babf9365c5d76d`
kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`3a7509597dd4b40e356d106e2db05138`
kernel-doc-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a7475666824f74cbd23c8c830be085f1`
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i386.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`92d2f468fbab252077c876301a18a902`
kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`592f0db56d58d008c37c3946ccc680b9`
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`9e3c559d2b9ac75db30feca2cb75292d`

IA-64:
kernel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`4a91de04ef3dece8d61d04d143d44ad5`
kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`56c755af7b34bc9130beb2ec7a284d80`
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`1b33a0122313e55224f04e8b772ebc22`
kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a743be6859cb2e0b3ee8e0b926aad0d0`
kernel-doc-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a7475666824f74cbd23c8c830be085f1`
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`ca62605ee248993a40119fd25c7d43ab`
kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`1b73661e77eb97cc4d0cd303fcee7147`
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ia64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`09f78f5801991dd270c6875424232a23`

PPC:
kernel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`70137442705bf5dc75660aa027f7355e`
kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`10747a4721a2bf9781e5aabef981af52`
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`573cf9614b41cb2e41709b973b2f0d19`
kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`1cbaae64e8baa47234a4a8e6777f386e`
kernel-doc-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a7475666824f74cbd23c8c830be085f1`
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`3944661fe85824e3e3ce56b2d4cfd2cc`
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`411251f780075cbcb3b7c3cd4744ea62`
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`91ccc4536cbb545cdc1793ff88e59960`
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`365e07e6d7ec4913e6e56bd866627154`

s390x:
kernel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`2f0dcbc75084d65d14ed0d6401812f45`
kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`84a9cd04df7aac14f0285beaaf9cc66b`
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`f5e6cba5bd054b8dcfe082b74b351551`
kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`5d7c4d6051d1d230d55877ccc864773d`
kernel-doc-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a7475666824f74cbd23c8c830be085f1`
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a8b569ba50b8a313e3b0b3c1b75ffb50`
kernel-kdump-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`c7c8f3ba4df1b79e17804c6018289c5f`
kernel-kdump-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`8bb7da1f2b5d30eb4e70c6bc7835b659`

x86_64:
kernel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`c7c7769abbd943433f1ec8cc73fd2884`
kernel-debug-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`80fd70c702ecea629a7a27d0ff348a53`
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`b696e1fbd609648b885a5008dae5b455`
kernel-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`8d129f34302ad2c429f7a66cce6e8ba7`
kernel-doc-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.noarch.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`a7475666824f74cbd23c8c830be085f1`
kernel-headers-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`e729d0de3383ba11544340f9a2af6363`
kernel-xen-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`583f43ace05d342b30d3f2de629dac17`
kernel-xen-devel-2.6.18-92.1.27.el5.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2009:1547	`b7011bad1cd5b87b42b8a8fb10c2ccc1`

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

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

501237 - fault in iget() - suspected race between nfs_access_cache_shrinker() and umount - Ref.: Bug #433249

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