SUSE-RU-2026:0461-1: important: Recommended update for google-guest-configs

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# Recommended update for google-guest-configs

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2026:0461-1  
Release Date: 2026-02-12T07:38:01Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1198323
  * bsc#1256906

  
Affected Products:

  * Public Cloud Module 12
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for google-guest-configs fixes the following issues:

  * Update to version 20260116.00 (bsc#1256906)
    * set_multiqueue: Only set XPS on "multinic accelerator platforms"
  * Update to version 20260112.00
    * Make c4x a "multinic accelerator platform"
    * set_multiqueue xps: stop assuming 2 numa nodes
    * Add IDPF irq setting; improve a4x-max performance
    * Allow test injection of the root directory and metadata server endpoint
    * add nic naming support for connextx VF in baremetal
    * bugfix for idpf only rename got skipped.
    * add a4x-max to google_set_multiqueue is_multinic_accelerator_platform
    * remove unnecessary link up and down
    * fix inconsistent NIC index between smart NICs and GPU NICs.
  * Mark %{_modprobedir}/gce-blacklist.conf as %config(noreplace) (bsc#1198323)
  * Update to version 20251014.00
  * Update to version 20250913.00
    * Swap guest-config rule from checking the build VM OS to taking in a variable for target version
  * from version 20250826.00
    * Moved tx/rx IRQ logging after assignment
    * Fix core assignment in set_irq_range
    * Correct IRQ tx/rx affinity core assignment
  * Update to version 20250807.00
    * Avoid duplicate entries for the metadata server in /etc/hosts
  * Update to version 20250709.00
    * Add comments in scripts to document the behavior in google hostname setting.
    * Always use primary NIC IP for NetworkManager dispatcher hook.
  * from version 20250626.00
    * Fix spelling error: "explicilty" to "explicitly"
  * Update to version 20250605.00
    * Added comment to the bitmap conversion functions
    * Remove IRQ affinity overwrite to XPS affinity
    * Update XPS affinity to assign the remaining unassigned CPUs to the last queue when populating the last queue
    * Fix set_xps_affinity to correctly parse cpus array
    * Update XPS CPU assignment logic
    * Update CPU assignment algorithm in XPS affinity
    * Remove commented code
    * Update XPS affinity vCPU distribution algorithm s.t. the vCPUs assigned to a queue are on the same core - fixed IRQ affinity on NUMA1 not using the correct bind_cores_index
    * Fixed NUMA comparison error in set_xps_affinity
    * Update XPS affinity setup to be NUMA aware and support 64 bit CPU mask calculation
  * from version 20250604.00
    * Bug fix: bind_cores_begin to bind_cores_index
    * Name smart NICs in lexicographic order
  * Run %postun to modify %{_sysconfdir}/sysconfig/network/ifcfg-eth0 during
    uninstall only to avoid removal of POST_UP_SCRIPT on upgrade
  * Update to version 20250516.00
    * Remove unused fset
    * Remove unused lines
    * Update google_set_multiqueue to unpack IRQ ranges before core assignment
  * Update to version 20250501.00
    * Configure local domain as route only domain to support cloud dns local domain but avoid adding it to the search path.
  * from version 20250409.00
    * Change RDMA test condition to ensure renaming race conditions can be detected.
  * from version 20250328.00
    * Revert "Include systemd-networkd hook in Ubuntu packaging"
  * from version 20250326.00
    * Update google_set_multiqueue to check pnic_ids
  * from version 20250221.00
    * Make google_set_multiqueue aware A4X is multinic_accelerator_platform
  * from version 20250207.00
    * Update google_set_multiqueue to adapt A4 platform
    * Merge branch 'GoogleCloudPlatform:master' into master
    * Fix IS_A3_PLATFORM syntax
    * Correct IS_A3_PLATFORM to save is_a3_platform results
    * Remove excess empty line.
    * Store is_a3_platform results into a global variable to avoid redundant curl calls
    * Skip tx affinity binding on non-gvnic interfaces only on A3 platforms.
    * Update comments for get_vcpu_ranges_on_accelerator_platform to reflect the expected vcpu ranges
    * rename get_vcpu_ranges to get_vcpu_ranges_on_accelerator_platform
    * Avoid IRQ binding on vCPU 0
    * Fix returned value for get_vcpu_ranges
    * Update get_vcpu_ranges to read from sys file instead of hardcoded value
    * Update google_set_multiqueue to set vCPU ranges based on platform
    * Merge branch 'GoogleCloudPlatform:master' into master
    * Add comment for handling IRQ binding on non-gvnic devices
    * Update is_gvnic to include gvnic driver checks
    * revert removed echo lines
    * Update google_set_multiqueue to skip set_irq if nic is not a gvnic device.
    * Update google_set_multiqueue to enable on A3Ultra family
  * from version 20250124.00
    * Fix missing files. This is a no-op.
    * Also force virtio_scsi
  * from version 20250116.00
    * Add GPL-2 to licensing information
  * from version 20250107.00
    * Restore IDPF devices for renaming rules
  * from version 20241213.00
    * Remove Pat from owners file

## 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:

  * Public Cloud Module 12  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Public-Cloud-12-2026-461=1

## Package List:

  * Public Cloud Module 12 (noarch)
    * google-guest-configs-20260116.00-1.46.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1198323
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256906

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