SUSE-RU-2015:0881-1: moderate: Recommended update for kdump

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for kdump
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2015:0881-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #718684 #876230 #881425 
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 three recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for Kdump provides the following fixes:

       * Create mount point or symlink for kernel debuginfo files
         (bsc#881425).
       * Generate udev rules conditionally, based on target architecture
         (bsc#876230).
       * Make udev rules completely empty for s390x (bsc#876230).
       * Use RUN instead of PROGRAM in the udev rules (bsc#876230).
       * Remove "unknown_nmi_panic" from kdump command line (bsc#718684).


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-kdump=10380

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kdump=10380

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kdump=10380

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


Package List:

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

      kdump-0.8.4-0.43.1

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

      kdump-0.8.4-0.43.1

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

      kdump-0.8.4-0.43.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/718684
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/876230
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/881425
   https://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d7ac9a6dfe799f5da36e487e00be04ea