SUSE-RU-2016:2491-1: moderate: Recommended update for irqbalance

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for irqbalance
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:2491-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1000291 #979303 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for irqbalance provides the following fixes:

   - Fix find_best_object() for the same d->load value. (bsc#979303)
   - Fix irq_info->load miscalculation for cache domain and others.
     (bsc#979303)
   - Fix a memory leak on systems without PCI devices like AWS EC2 PV VMs.
     (bsc#1000291)


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-SP1-2016-1457=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP1-2016-1457=1

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


Package List:

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

      irqbalance-1.0.7-12.1
      irqbalance-debuginfo-1.0.7-12.1
      irqbalance-debugsource-1.0.7-12.1

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

      irqbalance-1.0.7-12.1
      irqbalance-debuginfo-1.0.7-12.1
      irqbalance-debugsource-1.0.7-12.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1000291
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/979303