SUSE-RU-2016:2515-1: moderate: Recommended update for openvswitch

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for openvswitch
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2016:2515-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #966762 #968039 #970720 #993936 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12-SP1
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   An update that has four recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for openvswitch provides the following fixes:

   - Use the kernel's tunneling APIs instead of the OVS kernel datapath ones.
     (bsc#970720)
   - Prevent systemd from auto-generating a service file for
     openvswitch-switch which conflicts with the openvswitch one. (bsc#966762)
   - Fix possible infinite loop when starting up ovs-vswitchd. (bsc#993936)


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-SP1-2016-1469=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RT-12-SP1-2016-1469=1

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


Package List:

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

      openvswitch-2.1.2-31.1
      openvswitch-debuginfo-2.1.2-31.1
      openvswitch-debugsource-2.1.2-31.1
      openvswitch-kmp-default-2.1.2_k3.12.62_60.62-31.1
      openvswitch-kmp-default-debuginfo-2.1.2_k3.12.62_60.62-31.1
      openvswitch-switch-2.1.2-31.1
      openvswitch-switch-debuginfo-2.1.2-31.1

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

      openvswitch-kmp-xen-2.1.2_k3.12.62_60.62-31.1
      openvswitch-kmp-xen-debuginfo-2.1.2_k3.12.62_60.62-31.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12-SP1 (x86_64):

      openvswitch-kmp-compute-2.1.2_k3.12.61_60.18-31.1
      openvswitch-kmp-compute-debuginfo-2.1.2_k3.12.61_60.18-31.1
      openvswitch-kmp-rt-2.1.2_k3.12.61_60.18-31.1
      openvswitch-kmp-rt-debuginfo-2.1.2_k3.12.61_60.18-31.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/966762
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/968039
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/970720
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/993936