- Issued:
- 2011-12-06
- Updated:
- 2011-12-06
RHEA-2011:1685 - libhugetlbfs bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
libhugetlbfs bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory (none)
Topic
Updated libhugetlbfs packages that fix several bugs and add one enhancement are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The libhugetlbfs packages provide the library and utilities that are used to interact with the Linux hugetlbfs file system to make large pages available to applications in a transparent manner.
The libhugetlbfs packages have been upgraded to upstream version 2.12, which provide a number of bug fixes and add additional administrator support for using large pages over the previous version. The libhugetlbfs library and utilities now increase overall system performance, especially for large memory systems. The packages are synchronized with kernel support. (BZ#630171)
All users of libhugetlbfs are advised to upgrade to these updated packages which fix these bugs and add 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 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 |
Updated Packages
- libhugetlbfs-debuginfo-2.12-2.el6.s390.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-devel-2.12-2.el6.i686.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-utils-2.12-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.ppc.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-utils-2.12-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-devel-2.12-2.el6.s390.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-devel-2.12-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-debuginfo-2.12-2.el6.ppc64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-devel-2.12-2.el6.ppc.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-devel-2.12-2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-utils-2.12-2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-utils-2.12-2.el6.i686.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-debuginfo-2.12-2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-debuginfo-2.12-2.el6.i686.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-debuginfo-2.12-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.i686.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.src.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.s390x.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-debuginfo-2.12-2.el6.ppc.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.s390.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-devel-2.12-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
- libhugetlbfs-2.12-2.el6.x86_64.rpm
Fixes
(none)
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/.
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