SUSE-RU-2022:4404-1: moderate: Recommended update for libpulp

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for libpulp
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2022:4404-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1200129 #1200316 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15-SP4
                    openSUSE Leap 15.4
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for libpulp fixes the following issues:

   - Fix ulp tool not patching on highly stressed environments. The reason
     behind it is that a 10s timeout was not enough depending of how stressed
     the machine is (bsc#1200316)
   - Fix HANA testcase failures (bsc#1200129)
   - Add support for searching for patches recursively so that to include
     subdirectories
   - Improve the process patching performance. This is achieved by reducing
     ptrace calls and switching to 'process_vm_readv/writev' when possible,
     and moving process discovery to a different thread.


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:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.4:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.4-2022-4404=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Live-Patching-15-SP4-2022-4404=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.4 (x86_64):

      libpulp-debuginfo-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp-debugsource-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp-tools-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp-tools-debuginfo-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp0-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp0-debuginfo-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Live Patching 15-SP4 (x86_64):

      libpulp-debuginfo-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp-debugsource-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp-tools-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp-tools-debuginfo-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp0-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1
      libpulp0-debuginfo-0.2.5-150400.3.6.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200129
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1200316