kexec-tools bug fix update
| Advisory: | RHBA-2011:0736-1 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Bug Fix Advisory |
| Severity: | N/A |
| Issued on: | 2011-05-19 |
| Last updated on: | 2011-05-19 |
| Affected Products: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) |
Details
An updated kexec-tools package that fixes several bugs and adds various
enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
The kexec fastboot mechanism allows booting a Linux kernel from the context of
an already running kernel. The kexec-tools package provides the /sbin/kexec
binary and ancillary utilities that form the user-space component of the
kernel's kexec feature.
This updated kexec-tools package includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
Space precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are
directed to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 Technical Notes for information on
the most significant of these changes:
https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html-single/6.1_Technical_Notes/index.html#RHBA-2011-0736
All users of kexec-tools are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
provides numerous bug fixes and enhancements.
Solution
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
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Updated packages
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 6dfb23664aa81d987a931e2b97fb39a6 SHA-256: c27ee7d5afbef7c2268e5b2435878aa813171d911b3ff2d6d6511df448df54a1 |
| IA-32: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 95a69dc3e6717a162c8e16cf81971ad4 SHA-256: a4b7393434eca0405c3b24d2f926b295e034c9de10fbd335dca821bfc53e4981 |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 9f6e061065fbab57d5520f95cc6f0510 SHA-256: c39dcf3d3c98c02948ec75c846386dfe018b920c0dfd5f60a644db4402a96c93 |
| x86_64: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4e847154a406e6346ac45d6da1f975eb SHA-256: aed44b6c52a1aaae2e3db8e558767d0ee661f1d97437f40188ec80a5422fdf8f |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4012662aa638a3a4edfad631737092c7 SHA-256: 436147d85c47cb3d168a290bdc9587e326d23f54790c733c2e6f0cd90525e0d0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 6dfb23664aa81d987a931e2b97fb39a6 SHA-256: c27ee7d5afbef7c2268e5b2435878aa813171d911b3ff2d6d6511df448df54a1 |
| x86_64: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4e847154a406e6346ac45d6da1f975eb SHA-256: aed44b6c52a1aaae2e3db8e558767d0ee661f1d97437f40188ec80a5422fdf8f |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4012662aa638a3a4edfad631737092c7 SHA-256: 436147d85c47cb3d168a290bdc9587e326d23f54790c733c2e6f0cd90525e0d0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 6dfb23664aa81d987a931e2b97fb39a6 SHA-256: c27ee7d5afbef7c2268e5b2435878aa813171d911b3ff2d6d6511df448df54a1 |
| IA-32: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 95a69dc3e6717a162c8e16cf81971ad4 SHA-256: a4b7393434eca0405c3b24d2f926b295e034c9de10fbd335dca821bfc53e4981 |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 9f6e061065fbab57d5520f95cc6f0510 SHA-256: c39dcf3d3c98c02948ec75c846386dfe018b920c0dfd5f60a644db4402a96c93 |
| PPC: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 97f531ac82b31cae08550c2f6e95540a SHA-256: b4d29dc98e87cdfafa939816182fdf89f207cf3a8a9da704a9de0b36c64e0c08 |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.ppc64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: dfc5bfefc11cd6ee63b935418770e61b SHA-256: e96da2fac2d3237dade4791b139d0999f1556e0a88f22265b5c77e5236217d09 |
| s390x: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: a97bd7a6a49c42e7bae3fa3b8ef7ac35 SHA-256: 9ef4af069e696c418e341396f90b2cfece6e2849867f139fc4c5168a058f33e2 |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.s390x.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 56e680df63429bb5e3165725498be8a5 SHA-256: d81a30c2e677cd123d4cccc20e9f7c8e749dd09474e30b3ae9d9616eec1fe79b |
| x86_64: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4e847154a406e6346ac45d6da1f975eb SHA-256: aed44b6c52a1aaae2e3db8e558767d0ee661f1d97437f40188ec80a5422fdf8f |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4012662aa638a3a4edfad631737092c7 SHA-256: 436147d85c47cb3d168a290bdc9587e326d23f54790c733c2e6f0cd90525e0d0 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | |
| SRPMS: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.src.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 6dfb23664aa81d987a931e2b97fb39a6 SHA-256: c27ee7d5afbef7c2268e5b2435878aa813171d911b3ff2d6d6511df448df54a1 |
| IA-32: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 95a69dc3e6717a162c8e16cf81971ad4 SHA-256: a4b7393434eca0405c3b24d2f926b295e034c9de10fbd335dca821bfc53e4981 |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.i686.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 9f6e061065fbab57d5520f95cc6f0510 SHA-256: c39dcf3d3c98c02948ec75c846386dfe018b920c0dfd5f60a644db4402a96c93 |
| x86_64: | |
| kexec-tools-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4e847154a406e6346ac45d6da1f975eb SHA-256: aed44b6c52a1aaae2e3db8e558767d0ee661f1d97437f40188ec80a5422fdf8f |
| kexec-tools-debuginfo-2.0.0-188.el6.x86_64.rpm File outdated by: RHBA-2013:0281 |
MD5: 4012662aa638a3a4edfad631737092c7 SHA-256: 436147d85c47cb3d168a290bdc9587e326d23f54790c733c2e6f0cd90525e0d0 |
| (The unlinked packages above are only available from the Red Hat Network) | |
Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)
605411 - check raw partition for core dump when starting kdump service
607400 - UV support: kexec command: extend for large cpu count and memory
619682 - [RHEL6]blacklist should be added to man page
626606 - mkdumprd does not complete and hangs forever
626746 - Please reflect the setting of "path" line in /etc/kdump.conf
627834 - 'Netmask is missed!' when bonding or bridge is used
628827 - misleading comment about 'cp' in /etc/kdump.conf
630305 - [firstboot][ml_IN] - Translation Short-cuts are inconsistent, some English, some Malayalam
630309 - [kexec-tools][ml_IN] Translation problem and keyboard Selection Section untranslated
632709 - [6.1 FEAT] makedumpfile port to zLinux.
642855 - dhcp cannot get IP when trying to dump to remote server
652191 - 'core_collector cp' causes vmcore being named vmcore.flat though it's copied by scp
652724 - "Insufficient memory to configure kdump!" during install
654245 - firstboot gives "Insufficient memory to configure kdump!" warning when configuring kdump on 4G RAM system
669655 - mkdumprd failed to build initrd in read-only root
671013 - Kdump fails after updating drive firmware.
676758 - firstboot doesn't recognize the new crashkernel syntax
679310 - [ru_RU] Firstboot Kdump page contains tag —
680741 - makedumpfile -V segfaults
683713 - kill: cannot kill pid 887: No such process
683735 - Makedumpfile fails to recover the raw dump file
688150 - Firstboot - Closing an window is accepted as "Yes"
691632 - readmem: Can't read the dump memory(/proc/vmcore). Cannot allocate memory
693015 - mdadm: No arrays found in config file or automatically
References
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