SUSE-RU-2020:2653-1: moderate: Recommended update for perf

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for perf
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2020:2653-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1175256 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for perf provides the following fixes:

   - Add latest git-fixes (bsc#1175256):
     * perf bpf-loader: Add missing '*' for key_scan_pos
     * perf cs-etm: Move definition of 'traceid_list' global variable from
       header file
     * perf env: Do not return pointers to local variables
     * perf intel-pt: Fix PEBS sample for XMM registers
     * perf: Make perf able to build with latest libbfd
     * perf metrics: Fix parse errors in power8 metrics
     * perf metrics: Fix parse errors in power9 metrics
     * perf metrics: Fix parse errors in skylake metrics
     * perf parse-events: Fix an incompatible pointer
     * perf probe: Check address correctness by map instead of _etext
     * perf probe: Do not show the skipped events
     * perf probe: Fix to check blacklist address correctly
     * perf report: Fix NULL pointer dereference in
       hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events
     * perf report TUI: Fix segmentation fault in perf_evsel__hists_browse()
     * perf scripts python: export-to-postgresql.py: Fix struct.pack() int
       argument
     * perf scripts python: exported-sql-viewer.py: Fix unexpanded 'Find'
       result
     * perf scripts python: exported-sql-viewer.py: Fix zero id in call graph
       find result
     * perf scripts python: exported-sql-viewer.py: Fix zero id in call tree
       find result
     * perf stat: Ensure group is defined on top of the same cpu mask
     * perf stat: Fix duration_time value for higher intervals
     * perf stat: Fix NULL pointer dereference
     * perf stat: Fix wrong per-thread runtime stat for interval mode
     * perf stat: Honour --timeout for forked workloads
     * perf stat: Improve runtime stat for interval mode
     * perf stat: Zero all the 'ena' and 'run' array slot stats for interval
       mode
     * perf test session topology: Fix data path
     * perf tools: Fix reading new topology attribute "core_cpus"
     * perf tools: Fix record failure when mixed with ARM SPE event
     * perf vendor events intel: Update all the Intel JSON metrics from TMAM


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP2-2020-2653=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      perf-5.3.18-25.6.3
      perf-debuginfo-5.3.18-25.6.3
      perf-debugsource-5.3.18-25.6.3


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1175256