SUSE-RU-2021:3987-1: moderate: Recommended update for suse-module-tools

[sle-updates at lists.suse.com]

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for suse-module-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2021:3987-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1187196 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS
                    SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
                    SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for suse-module-tools fixes the following issues:

   -  Blacklist isst_if_mbox_msr driver because uses hardware information
      based on CPU family and model, which is too unspecific. On large
      systems, this causes a lot of failing loading attempts for this driver,
      leading to slow or even stalled boot (bsc#1187196)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP1-2021-3987=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-3987=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP1-BCL-2021-3987=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-LTSS-2021-3987=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP1-ESPOS-2021-3987=1

   - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-6-2021-3987=1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0:

      To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform 'skuba' tool. It
      will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger
      updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP1 (ppc64le x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP1-BCL (x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-LTSS (aarch64 x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP1-ESPOS (aarch64 x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1

   - SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 (aarch64 x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1

   - SUSE CaaS Platform 4.0 (x86_64):

      suse-module-tools-15.1.24-3.22.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1187196