SUSE-RU-2013:1038-1: moderate: Recommended update for kexec-tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kexec-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2013:1038-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #804800 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for kexec-tools addresses the following issue:

   * Explicitly pass mmconf areas to new kernel using
   memmap=L$H. To prevent command-line overflow, coalesce any
   areas above highest system RAM into one contiguous area.
   This solves an issue where the passing of memmap=exactmap
   (which clears the e820 table) prevents devices on PCI > 0
   from being detected.


Special Instructions and Notes:

   Please reboot the system after installing this update.

Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-kexec-tools-7716

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kexec-tools-7716

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-kexec-tools-7716

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-kexec-tools-7716

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      kexec-tools-2.0.0-53.45.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      kexec-tools-2.0.0-53.45.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      kexec-tools-2.0.0-53.45.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      kexec-tools-2.0.0-53.45.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/804800
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=f7e3f7cdcbfee62cfaa8e820570f0295