SUSE-RU-2016:0643-1: moderate: Recommended update for grub2

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for grub2
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:0643-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #904647 #926795 #955493 #957383 #960776 #962182 
                    
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that has 6 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for grub2 provides the following fixes and enhancements:

   - Add configuration option ($SUSE_CMDLINE_XENEFI) to set command line
     options for the EFI Xen loader. (bsc#957383)
   - Fix failure to boot s390x guests when the root file system is on btrfs
     and spans multiple disks. (bsc#960776)
   - Support booting installer media as PV DomU. (bsc#926795)
   - Backport upstream patches for HyperV Gen2 TSC timer calibration without
     RTC. (bsc#904647, bsc#962182)
   - Use dirname for copying Xen kernel and initrd to esp. (bsc#955493)


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:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-369=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-369=1

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


Package List:

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

      grub2-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-56.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le):

      grub2-powerpc-ieee1275-2.02~beta2-56.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (x86_64):

      grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-56.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-56.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x):

      grub2-debugsource-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-s390x-emu-2.02~beta2-56.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      grub2-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-debuginfo-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-i386-pc-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02~beta2-56.12.1
      grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02~beta2-56.12.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (noarch):

      grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02~beta2-56.12.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/904647
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/926795
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/955493
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/957383
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/960776
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/962182



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