Issued:

2014-10-13

Updated:

2014-10-13

RHEA-2014:1596 - new packages: ksm_preload

Synopsis

new packages: ksm_preload

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory (none)

Topic

New ksm_preload packages are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The ksm_preload packages provide the ksm_preload library that allows applications to share memory pages. It also enables "legacy" applications to leverage Linux's memory deduplication.

This enhancement update adds the ksm_preload packages to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. (BZ#1034763)

All users who require ksm_preload are advised to install these new packages.

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/articles/11258

Affected Products

Updated Packages

• ksm_preload-debuginfo-0.10-3.el6.s390x.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.src.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.ppc.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.s390.rpm
• ksm_preload-debuginfo-0.10-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
• ksm_preload-debuginfo-0.10-3.el6.s390.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.ppc64.rpm
• ksm_preload-debuginfo-0.10-3.el6.ppc.rpm
• ksm_preload-debuginfo-0.10-3.el6.x86_64.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.s390x.rpm
• ksm_preload-debuginfo-0.10-3.el6.i686.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.i686.rpm
• ksm_preload-0.10-3.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

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