- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHBA-2011:0522 - powertop bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
powertop bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated powertop package that fixes a bug and adds an enhancement is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
PowerTOP is a tool to detect all the software components that make a computer consume more than necessary power when idle.
This update fixes the following bug:
- Previously, PowerTOP could not run processes without a valid terminal. This update backports the TTY handling from powertop 1.13. Now, PowerTOP runs without a terminal in dump mode. (BZ#628514)
This update also adds the following enhancement:
- Previously, PowerTOP could not detect whether hardware used the Intel Turbo Boost functionality. This update adds support for Intel Dynamic Acceleration (IDA) and Intel Turbo Boost. (BZ#610464)
All PowerTOP users are advised to upgrade to this updated package which fixes this bug and adds this enhancement.
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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension | 6 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- powertop-1.11-4.el6.i686.rpm
- powertop-1.11-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- powertop-debuginfo-1.11-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- powertop-debuginfo-1.11-4.el6.x86_64.rpm
- powertop-1.11-4.el6.src.rpm
- powertop-debuginfo-1.11-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- powertop-1.11-4.el6.ppc64.rpm
- powertop-1.11-4.el6.s390x.rpm
- powertop-debuginfo-1.11-4.el6.i686.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.