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<h1>Recommended update for perf</h1>
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<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-RU-2026:21156-1</td>
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<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-04-09T12:33:13Z</td>
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<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
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<th>References:</th>
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<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13611">jsc#PED-13611</a>
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<th>Affected Products:</th>
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<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0</li>
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<p>An update that contains one feature can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for perf fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>perf list: Add IBM z17 event descriptions (jsc#PED-13611)</li>
<li>perf hwmon_pmu: Fix uninitialized variable warning</li>
<li>perf test: Fix a build error in x86 topdown test</li>
<li>perf bpf-utils: Harden get_bpf_prog_info_linear</li>
<li>perf bpf-utils: Constify bpil_array_desc</li>
<li>perf bpf-event: Fix use-after-free in synthesis</li>
<li>perf symbol-minimal: Fix ehdr reading in filename__read_build_id</li>
<li>perf record: Cache build-ID of hit DSOs only</li>
<li>perf topdown: Use attribute to see an event is a topdown metic or slots</li>
<li>perf hwmon_pmu: Avoid shortening hwmon PMU name</li>
<li>perf tests bp_account: Fix leaked file descriptor</li>
<li>perf sched: Fix memory leaks in 'perf sched latency'</li>
<li>perf sched: Use RC_CHK_EQUAL() to compare pointers</li>
<li>perf sched: Fix memory leaks for evsel: priv in timehist</li>
<li>perf sched: Fix thread leaks in 'perf sched timehist'</li>
<li>perf sched: Fix memory leaks in 'perf sched map'</li>
<li>perf sched: Free thread: priv using priv_destructor</li>
<li>perf sched: Make sure it frees the usage string</li>
<li>perf dso: Add missed dso__put to dso__load_kcore</li>
<li>perf parse-events: Set default GH modifier properly</li>
<li>perf trace: Remove --map-dump documentation</li>
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<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-506=1</code>
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0
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<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-506=1</code>
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<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>perf-6.12.0.git15644.f62e448821-160000.1.1</li>
<li>perf-debuginfo-6.12.0.git15644.f62e448821-160000.1.1</li>
<li>perf-debugsource-6.12.0.git15644.f62e448821-160000.1.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.0 (ppc64le x86_64)
<ul>
<li>perf-6.12.0.git15644.f62e448821-160000.1.1</li>
<li>perf-debuginfo-6.12.0.git15644.f62e448821-160000.1.1</li>
<li>perf-debugsource-6.12.0.git15644.f62e448821-160000.1.1</li>
</ul>
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<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13611">https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-13611</a>
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