- Issued:
- 2010-01-13
- Updated:
- 2010-03-30
RHBA-2010:0035 - cpuspeed bug fix update
Synopsis
cpuspeed bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated cpuspeed package that fixes some initscript exit statuses, avoids loading on problematic CPUs, and starts only after syslogd is now available.
Description
The cpuspeed package configures CPU frequency scaling.
This update fixes the following bugs:
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some exit status codes from the initscript were not in line with LSB standards. The codes were updated, and are now compliant. (BZ#495049)
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where Intel Xeon Processor 7100 series processors were used with Hyper-Threading Technology enabled, cpuspeed loading could create system deadlocks. The cpuspeed settings were changed and system deadlocks no longer occur on this hardware. (BZ#449004)
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the cpuspeed initscript uses syslog to log important information about its status. However, cpuspeed was being started before syslog on boot, and log messages generated by the cpuspeed init script were not being captured. The cpuspeed init script now runs after the syslog init script, and all log messages are now being recorded. (BZ#516224)
Users should upgrade to this updated package, which resolves these issues.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at This content is not included.http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- cpuspeed-1.2.1-9.el5.x86_64.rpm
- cpuspeed-1.2.1-9.el5.ppc.rpm
- cpuspeed-1.2.1-9.el5.i386.rpm
- cpuspeed-1.2.1-9.el5.ia64.rpm
- cpuspeed-1.2.1-9.el5.src.rpm
Fixes
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
- The Red Hat security contact is This content is not included.secalert@redhat.com. More contact details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/.
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.