SUSE-RU-2014:1216-1: moderate: Recommended update for mkinitrd

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mkinitrd
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:1216-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #830968 #858023 #858663 #872435 #879502 #887683 
                    #891573 #892507 
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 8 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This collective update for mkinitrd provides the following fixes and
   enhancements:

       * Fix matching of device numbers in /proc/partitions in setup-storage.
         (bnc#887683)
       * Complete support of 2nd ibft iscsi interface. (bnc#830968)
       * Include USB HID support whenever the kernel supports it. (bnc#879502)
       * Respect the sixth field (fs_passno) in /etc/fstab for the root
         device entry. (bnc#858023)
       * Fix network setup with mkinitrd -f ifup. (bnc#872435)
       * Include ifup dependencies even if ifup is not used. (bnc#891573)
       * Retry nfs mount if network is not yet up. (bnc#891573)
       * Add cciss compat rules to mkinitrd. (bnc#858663)
       * Cleanup /lib/mkinitrd/{boot,setup} upon package removal. (bnc#892507)


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-mkinitrd-9734

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-mkinitrd-9734

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-mkinitrd-9734

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


Package List:

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

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.92.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.92.2

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

      mkinitrd-2.4.2-0.92.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/830968
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/858023
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/858663
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/872435
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/879502
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/887683
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/891573
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/892507
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=1b74658d3474ee5ea8bb0a41e40f538f