# Recommended update for perf
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:3311-1
Rating: moderate
References:
* bsc#1227962
Affected Products:
* Development Tools 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 has one fix can now be installed.
## Description:
This update for perf fixes the following issues:
* perf arch events: Fix duplicate RISC-V SBI firmware event name.
* perf tool: fix dereferencing NULL al-maps.
* perf intel-pt: Fix exclude_guest setting.
* perf intel-pt: Fix aux_watermark calculation for 64-bit size.
* perf report: Fix condition in sort__sym_cmp().
* perf pmus: Fixes always false when compare duplicates aliases.
* tools/perf: Fix the string match for "/tmp/perf-$PID.map" files in
dso__load.
* perf test: Make test_arm_callgraph_fp.sh more robust.
* perf stat: Fix the hard-coded metrics calculation on the hybrid.
* perf pmu: Assume sysfs events are always the same case.
* perf tools: Add/use PMU reverse lookup from config to name.
* perf tools: Use pmus to describe type from attribute.
* perf: script: add raw|disasm arguments to --insn-trace option.
* perf annotate: Use global annotation_options.
* perf top: Convert to the global annotation_options.
* perf report: Convert to the global annotation_options.
* perf annotate: Introduce global annotation_options.
* perf maps: Move symbol maps functions to maps.c.
* perf annotate: Split branch stack cycles information out of 'struct
annotation_line'.
* perf machine thread: Remove exited threads by default.
* perf record: Lazy load kernel symbols.
* Detect memory allocation failure in annotated_source__alloc_histograms
(bsc#1227962).
## 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-2024-3311=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-3311=1
* Development Tools Module 15-SP6
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2024-3311=1
## Package List:
* openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
* perf-debuginfo-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-debugsource-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-bash-completion-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-gtk-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-gtk-debuginfo-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-devel-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
* perf-debuginfo-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-debugsource-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-devel-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
* perf-6.4.0.git26920.4570763476-150600.3.9.2
## References:
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1227962
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