SUSE-RU-2016:2023-1: Recommended update for oprofile

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for oprofile
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:2023-1
Rating:             low
References:         #957426 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for oprofile provides the following fixes:

   - Loading the 'oprofile' module on s390x will create /dev/opcontrol/0 when
     hardware sampling is supported. Check if this file is present and, when
     it isn't, reload the module with 'cpu_type=timer', which will make
     /dev/oprofile/cpu_type to report 'timer'. (bsc#957426)


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 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP1-2016-1197=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libopagent1-0.9.9-9.40
      libopagent1-debuginfo-0.9.9-9.40
      oprofile-0.9.9-9.40
      oprofile-debuginfo-0.9.9-9.40
      oprofile-debugsource-0.9.9-9.40
      oprofile-devel-0.9.9-9.40

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP1 (s390x x86_64):

      libopagent1-32bit-0.9.9-9.40
      libopagent1-debuginfo-32bit-0.9.9-9.40
      oprofile-32bit-0.9.9-9.40
      oprofile-debuginfo-32bit-0.9.9-9.40


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/957426