Issued:
2014-07-29
Updated:
2014-07-29

RHBA-2014:0986 - python-pthreading bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

python-pthreading bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated python-pthreading packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements are now available.

Description

The python-pthreading module provides Lock and Condition synchronization objects compatible with the Python native threading module. The implementation is based on the POSIX thread library as delivered by the libpthread and has considerable performance benefits over Python 2.x's implementation. Locking helps optimise the use of shared system resources.

This update includes changes to the python-pthreading component:

  • The most recent build of python-pthreading is included in version 3.4.1 for RHEL 7 hosts. (BZ#1099997)

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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Virtualization3x86_64

Updated Packages

  • python-pthreading-0.1.3-3.el7ev.noarch.rpm
  • python-pthreading-0.1.3-3.el7ev.src.rpm

Fixes

CVEs

(none)

References

Additional information