SUSE-RU-2012:0672-1: moderate: Recommended update for btrfsprogs

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for btrfsprogs
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2012:0672-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #727383 #744593 #749540 #750185 
Affected Products:
                    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 four recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for btrfsprogs provides many improvements to
   btrfsck and  provides additional fixes.

   btrfsck repair options have been enhanced with options for:

   * Rebuild extent records.
   * Fix block group accounting.
   * Reset csums for rescue nodatasum mount.
   * Prune corrupt extent allocation tree blocks.

   The update also resolves the following issues:

   * Device scanning fixes for dm and multipath.
   * Include btrfs module in initial ramdisk.
   * Move btrfs device scan after block device setup in
   initrd.
   * Adjust fs size to correct size.

Indications:

   Every BTRFS user should 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 Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-btrfsprogs-6175

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-btrfsprogs-6175

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-btrfsprogs-6175

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


Package List:

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

      btrfsprogs-0.19-5.27.1

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

      btrfsprogs-0.19-5.27.1

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

      btrfsprogs-0.19-5.27.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/727383
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/744593
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/749540
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/750185
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=141227129f730293d0f442a2493da5f1