- Issued:
- 2005-09-28
- Updated:
- 2005-09-28
RHBA-2005:576 - Bug Fix Advisory
Synopsis
diskdumputils bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
An updated diskdumputils crash package, which adds support for multiple
PT_LOAD segments in the vmcore file and for HP Smart Array Controllers
(CCISS driver), is now available.
Description
Currently the vmcore created by diskdumputils contains a single PT_LOAD
segment that describes all of physical memory. When a dumping system
contains non-existent holes in physical memory, those ranges of non-existent
memory are represented by sparse file space in the vmcore file. However, if
a system has extremely large memory holes, the vmcore file size may
exceed the file-size limit of the underlying filesystem type.
This package addresses the problem by creating vmcore files with
multiple PT_LOAD segments, creating a new segment when it encounters
a memory hole of 256 pages or more.
Additionally, support for HP Smart Array Controllers (CCISS driver) has
been added to this release.
Users are advised to upgrade to this updated package.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:
up2date
This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
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