SUSE-RU-2025:4253-1: important: Recommended update for perf

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# Recommended update for perf

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2025:4253-1  
Release Date: 2025-11-26T11:29:10Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1234698
  * bsc#1247509
  * bsc#1249604
  * jsc#PED-12309
  * jsc#PED-6012
  * jsc#PED-6121

  
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 contains three features and has three fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for perf fixes the following issues:

  * perf script: add --addr2line option (bsc#1247509).
  * Limit patch filenames to 100 characters (bsc#1249604).
  * Rename perf_cpu_map__default_new() to perf_cpu_map__new_online_cpus() and
    prefer sysfs (bsc#1234698 jsc#PED-12309)
  * perf bpf augmented_raw_syscalls: Add an assert to make sure (jsc#PED-6012
    jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf build:
    * Don't use -ftree-loop-distribute-patterns and (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
    * Remove -Wno-unused-but-set-variable from the flex flags (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf probe: Free string returned by synthesize_perf_probe_point() on
    (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf scripts python gecko: Launch the profiler UI on the default
    (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf symbols: Fix DSO kernel load and symbol process to correctly map
    (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf tests arm_callgraph_fp: Address shellcheck warnings about signal
    (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf tests coresight thread_loop_check_tid_2: Fix shellcheck warnings
    (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf tests record_offcpu: Fix shellcheck warnings about word (jsc#PED-6012
    jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf tests stat+std_output: Fix shellcheck warnings about word (jsc#PED-6012
    jsc#PED-6121)
  * perf trace: Use heuristic when deciding if a syscall tracepoint
    (jsc#PED-6012 jsc#PED-6121)
  * tools headers UAPI: Sync files changed by new fchmodat2 (jsc#PED-6012
    jsc#PED-6121)

## 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-2025-4253=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2025-4253=1

  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP6-2025-4253=1

## Package List:

  * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    * perf-debuginfo-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-devel-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-bash-completion-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-gtk-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-debugsource-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-gtk-debuginfo-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
  * Development Tools Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * perf-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-debuginfo-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-debugsource-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1
    * perf-devel-6.4.0.git38565.b555487b73-150600.3.20.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1234698
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1247509
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1249604
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-12309
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-6012
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-6121

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