- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHEA-2011:0797 - kabi-whitelists enhancement update
Synopsis
kabi-whitelists enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
An updated kabi-whitelists package that adds two enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The kabi-whitelists package contains reference files documenting interfaces provided by the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel that are considered to be stable by Red Hat kernel engineering, and safe for longer term use by third party loadable device drivers, as well as for other purposes.
This update adds the following enhancements:
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This update removes the "blk_queue_ordered" and the "blk_queue_physical_block_size" symbols from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 kernel ABI whitelists. (BZ#636975)
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This update adds several newly approved interfaces to the kernel ABI whitelists. (BZ#682967)
Note: It is not necessary to install the kabi-whitelists package in order to use Driver Updates. The kabi-whitelists package only provides reference files for use by those creating Driver Update packages, or for those who wish to enable support for verification of kernel ABI compatibility by installing the appropriate Yum plugin.
Users of kabi-whitelists are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which adds these enhancements.
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
| 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
- kabi-whitelists-20110412-1.el6.noarch.rpm
- kabi-whitelists-20110412-1.el6.src.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.