SUSE-RU-2016:2063-1: moderate: Recommended update for grub2

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for grub2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:2063-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #960776 #962585 #963610 #976836 #977590 #980088 
                    #990086 #990604 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
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   An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:

   - Fix multi-device root= kernel argument (bsc#960776)
   - Add SUSE_REMOVE_LINUX_ROOT_PARAM configuration option to
     /etc/default/grub (bsc#962585)
   - Fix handling of --list argument in grub2-once (bsc#980088)
   - Skip comments in /etc/sysconfig/bootloader (bsc#963610)
   - Examine variables from grub environment in 'grub2-once' (fate#319632)
   - Extend config-file parsing in 'grub2-once' (fate#319632)
   - Add support for "t" hotkey to switch to text mode (bsc#976836)
   - Fix default entry boot (bsc#977590)
   - Fix PXE booting on ARM64 boards (bsc#990086)
   - Use CPU timer for timekeeping on aarch64 (bsc#990604)


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 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2016-1211=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1211=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      grub2-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-89.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (ppc64le):

      grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-89.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-89.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-89.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1 (s390x):

      grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-s390x-emu-2.02~beta2-89.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-89.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      grub2-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-89.1
      grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-89.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/960776
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/962585
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/963610
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/976836
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/977590
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/980088
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/990086
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/990604



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