Synopsis
rdma bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
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Topic
An updated rdma package that fixes a bug is now available for Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 6.
Description
Red Hat Enterprise Linux includes a collection of InfiniBand and iWARP
utilities, libraries, and development packages for writing applications that use
Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) technology.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Prior to the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3, the kernel created the
InfiniBand device files in the wrong place and a udev rules file was used to
force the devices to be created in the proper place. With the update to 6.3,
the kernel was fixed to create the InfiniBand device files in the proper place,
and so the udev rules file was removed as no longer being necessary. However, a
bug in the kernel device creation meant that, although the devices were now
being created in the right place, they had incorrect permissions. Consequently,
when users attempted to run an RDMA application as a non-root user, the
application failed to get the necessary permissions to use the RDMA device and
the application terminated. This update puts a new udev rules file in place. It
no longer attempts to create the InfiniBand devices since they already exist,
but it does correct the device permissions on the files. (BZ#860943)
Users of rdma are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes this
bug.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.3 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.3 ppc64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 i386
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
s390x |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.3
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
s390x |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.3
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
ppc64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
i386 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
ppc64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
s390x |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: a9bac5a66d462174cd2b7d2a9f5bae4c87d3175e05e60c9ad5f403bfce977194 |
x86_64 |
rdma-3.3-4.el6_3.noarch.rpm
|
SHA-256: fdebcb0dfe69504c507318f2e801a363cdf860cd59c578c297df71a298b65ff7 |