SUSE-RU-2024:2006-1: moderate: Recommended update for ethtool

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Wed Jun 12 12:32:17 UTC 2024


# Recommended update for ethtool

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:2006-1  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1222079
  * bsc#1224590
  * jsc#PED-5946
  * jsc#PED-8451

  
Affected Products:

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  * openSUSE Leap 15.6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

  
  
An update that contains two features and has two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for ethtool fixes the following issues:

  * ethtool was upgraded to version 6.4 (jsc#PED-5946, jsc#PED-8451):

  * For the full list of changes between 5.14 and 6.4 see upstream changelog
    (file NEWS)

  * Fixed SFP module diagnostic information (bsc#1222079)

  * Additional bug fixes (bsc#1224590):

  * Added missing header files for source distribution

  * Fixed SFF-8472 transceiver module identification
  * Allow nl_sset return -EOPNOTSUPP to fallback to do_sset
  * Fixed netlink support for coalesce tx aggr params
  * Fixed bug in rmgr when searching for empty slot

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE 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 15.6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-2006=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-2006=1

  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-2006=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * ethtool-6.4-150600.7.3.2
    * ethtool-debugsource-6.4-150600.7.3.2
    * ethtool-debuginfo-6.4-150600.7.3.2
  * Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * ethtool-6.4-150600.7.3.2
    * ethtool-debugsource-6.4-150600.7.3.2
    * ethtool-debuginfo-6.4-150600.7.3.2

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1222079
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224590
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-5946
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-8451

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