SUSE-RU-2014:0690-1: moderate: Recommended update for crash

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for crash
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:0690-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #829646 #839999 #841145 #847353 #849621 #854600 
                    #861981 #864910 #874179 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3
                    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 9 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This collective update for the Kdump stack provides the following fixes
   and enhancements:

   crash:

       * Fix display of the CPU number in back traces on systems with more
         than 255 cores. (bnc#847353)
       * Add support for kernel dumps from systems with 46-bit addressing
         enabled. (bnc#841145, FATE#316838)
       * Fix NMI backtrace for kernels patched to handle nested NMIs.
         (bnc#874179)

   kdump:

       * Unmount all filesystems prior to reboot. (bnc#849621)
       * Provide per-filesystem mount points in kdump environment.
         (bnc#839999)
       * Add disable_cpu_apicid for BSP to the crash kernel commandline.
         (bnc#861981)
       * Add NOSPLIT flag to disable makedumpfile split mode. (bnc#854600)
       * Add '-X' to makedumpfile when dumping a Xen host. (bnc#864910)

   makedumpfile:

       * Add support for kernel dumps on systems with 46-bit addressing
         enabled. (bnc#841145, FATE#316838)
       * Allow --dump-dmesg for Xen vmcores. (bnc#864910, bnc#829646)
       * Fix creation of kernel dumps on Xen systems. (bnc#864910, bnc#829646)
       * Calculate cyclic buffer size according to info->num_dumpfile.
         (bnc#854600)


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 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp3-kdump-stack-201404-9183

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kdump-stack-201404-9183

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kdump-stack-201404-9183

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kdump-stack-201404-9183

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      crash-devel-6.0.7-0.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      crash-6.0.7-0.16.1
      makedumpfile-1.5.1-0.15.1

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

      crash-6.0.7-0.16.1
      crash-sial-6.0.7-0.16.1
      kdump-0.8.4-0.39.2
      makedumpfile-1.5.1-0.15.1

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

      crash-6.0.7-0.16.1
      crash-sial-6.0.7-0.16.1
      kdump-0.8.4-0.39.2
      makedumpfile-1.5.1-0.15.1

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

      kdump-0.8.4-0.39.2
      makedumpfile-1.5.1-0.15.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/829646
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/839999
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/841145
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/847353
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/849621
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/854600
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/861981
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/864910
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/874179
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=03e6d4e3fe11abed0645c384aaf0f07c