Issued:
2010-11-10
Updated:
2010-11-10

RHBA-2010:0857 - lldpad bug fix update


Synopsis

lldpad bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated lldpad package that fixes dcbx negotiation issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The lldpad package adds Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) support for all ports.

This update fixes the following bug:

Previously, lldpad failed to initiate a dcbx negotiation when a "link down" netlink event message was dropped or lost. As a result, a boot failure occurred and the system got suspended. With this update, lldpad dcbx negotiation works as expected. (BZ#639414)

All lldpad users are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which resolves this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the 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

Known issues: Multilib users with both 32bit and 64bit lldpad-devel installed should uninstall one of those packages without running %preun scripts prior to updating to 0.9.38-3.el6_0.1 or newer. E.g.:

rpm -e --noscripts lldpad-devel.i686

The removed package can be safely re-installed after the update.

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems)6s390x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • lldpad-debuginfo-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.s390x.rpm
  • lldpad-debuginfo-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.s390.rpm
  • lldpad-debuginfo-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.ppc64.rpm
  • lldpad-debuginfo-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.ppc.rpm
  • lldpad-devel-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.i686.rpm
  • lldpad-debuginfo-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.i686.rpm
  • lldpad-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.i686.rpm
  • lldpad-devel-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.s390x.rpm
  • lldpad-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.src.rpm
  • lldpad-debuginfo-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.x86_64.rpm
  • lldpad-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.ppc64.rpm
  • lldpad-devel-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.ppc.rpm
  • lldpad-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.x86_64.rpm
  • lldpad-devel-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.s390.rpm
  • lldpad-devel-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.x86_64.rpm
  • lldpad-devel-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.ppc64.rpm
  • lldpad-0.9.38-3.el6_0.2.s390x.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)


Additional information