Issued:
2011-05-19
Updated:
2011-05-19

RHBA-2011:0819 - powerpc-utils bug fix update

Synopsis

powerpc-utils bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory (none)

Topic

An updated powerpc-utils package that fixes a bug is now available.

Description

The powerpc-utils package contains utilities for PowerPC platform.

This updated powerpc-utils package fixes the following bug:

  • Removing DLPAR (Dynamic Logical Partitioning) memory caused the kernel to panic due to improper handling of the memory off-lining procedure. This update corrects the code so that drmgr, the dynamic memory manager, now properly off-lines memory, with the result that removing DLPAR memory no longer causes a kernel crash. (BZ#702566)

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

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.https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian6ppc64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support6.1ppc64

Updated Packages

  • powerpc-utils-1.2.6-4.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
  • powerpc-utils-debuginfo-1.2.6-4.el6_1.1.ppc64.rpm
  • powerpc-utils-1.2.6-4.el6_1.1.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information