SUSE-RU-2016:1288-1: Recommended update for hwinfo

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for hwinfo
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:1288-1
Rating:             low
References:         #908616 #913360 #941288 #943008 #949287 #974737 
                    
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
                    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 hwinfo provides the following fixes and enhancements:

   - Adjust DMI parser to read memory size according to latest SMBIOS spec.
     (bsc#974737)
   - SCSI serial id: Read VPD page 0x80 from sysfs, if possible. (bsc#949287)
   - Adjust disk device info gathering after NVMe driver change. (bsc#943008)
   - Read disk model info also via SCSI inquiry command. (bsc#943008)
   - Expose more properties to all devices in /proc/device-tree/vpd.
     (bsc#941288)
   - Add ARM platform devices. (bsc#908616)


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:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-760=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-760=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-760=1

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


Package List:

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

      hwinfo-debuginfo-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-debugsource-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-devel-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-devel-debuginfo-21.24-2.6.1

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

      hwinfo-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-debuginfo-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-debugsource-21.24-2.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      hwinfo-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-debuginfo-21.24-2.6.1
      hwinfo-debugsource-21.24-2.6.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/908616
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/913360
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941288
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/943008
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/949287
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/974737