cpuspeed enhancement update

Advisory:	RHEA-2008:0317-2
Type:	Product Enhancement Advisory
Severity:	N/A
Issued on:	2008-05-21
Last updated on:	2008-05-21
Affected Products:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
OVAL:	N/A

Details

An enhanced cpuspeed package is now available.

The cpuspeed package provides processor frequency scaling support.

This updated cpuspeed package enables processor frequency scaling by
default when running a Xen-enabled Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 kernel on
supported hardware.

Users of cpuspeed are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
adds this enhancement.

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)

SRPMS:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.src.rpm	`405520ddb929609251e227268f04b94a`

IA-32:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.i386.rpm	`179453b2fb4a4bc60e8b0ba7c0b5c6da`

IA-64:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.ia64.rpm	`d842050bc85cbb063caaa3d5f321be6a`

PPC:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.ppc.rpm	`92719055cfc5f37e68da58cd01bda914`

x86_64:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm	`f22edf7229e7af3a69c46f8bc4685cda`

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)

SRPMS:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.src.rpm	`405520ddb929609251e227268f04b94a`

IA-32:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.i386.rpm	`179453b2fb4a4bc60e8b0ba7c0b5c6da`

x86_64:
cpuspeed-1.2.1-3.el5.x86_64.rpm	`f22edf7229e7af3a69c46f8bc4685cda`

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

Bugs fixed (see bugzilla for more information)

419291 - Xen cpuspeed supported in RHEL 5.2 -> initscript needs changes

Keywords

cpuspeed, frequency, scaling, xen

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