SUSE-RU-2014:0776-1: Recommended update for biosdevname

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for biosdevname
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:0776-1
Rating:             low
References:         #836342 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for biosdevname fixes an issue in the port determination logic
   that could have resulted in more than one interface on a given PCI slot
   getting the same port number when renames are happening in parallel.


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 Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-biosdevname-9293

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-biosdevname-9293

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-biosdevname-9293

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      biosdevname-0.4.1-0.11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      biosdevname-0.4.1-0.11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      biosdevname-0.4.1-0.11.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/836342
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d9ab8d269b9aeefda07183bfdb19f6bb