- Issued:
- 2012-02-20
- Updated:
- 2012-02-20
RHBA-2012:0277 - gfs-kmod bug fix update
Synopsis
gfs-kmod bug fix update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory
Topic
Updated gfs-kmod packages that fix two bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Description
The gfs-kmod packages contain kernel modules that provide the ability to mount and use the Global File System (GFS).
This update fixes the following bugs:
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Previously, the directory pre-fetching GFS functionality could decrease performance of some applications that were running on the GFS file system. This update introduces a new GFS mounting option, "-o noprefetch", which disables the directory pre-fetching feature. The applications running on the GFS file system mounted with this option no longer experience performance problems caused by this feature. (BZ#732129)
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When attempting to add files to a GFS file system and the file system became full, the GFS kernel daemon did not properly release resources allocated for inodes that could not be created. This could result in file system corruption. This patch introduces new cleanup code, which removes partially created inodes and releases allocated resources correctly. (BZ#761157)
All users of gfs-kmod are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix these bugs.
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 Resilient Storage for x86_64 | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 | 5 | ppc |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 | 5 | ia64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage for x86_64 | 5 | i386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI | 5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Resilient Storage (for RHEL Server) from RHUI | 5 | i386 |
Updated Packages
- kmod-gfs-PAE-0.1.34-17.el5.i686.rpm
- gfs-kmod-0.1.34-17.el5.src.rpm
- kmod-gfs-0.1.34-17.el5.ia64.rpm
- kmod-gfs-xen-0.1.34-17.el5.x86_64.rpm
- kmod-gfs-xen-0.1.34-17.el5.i686.rpm
- kmod-gfs-0.1.34-17.el5.x86_64.rpm
- kmod-gfs-0.1.34-17.el5.i686.rpm
- kmod-gfs-xen-0.1.34-17.el5.ia64.rpm
- kmod-gfs-0.1.34-17.el5.ppc64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
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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.