Recommended update for perf

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:0777-1
Rating: low
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Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3

An update that has three fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for perf provides the following fixes:

  • perf probe on offline module is not working. (bsc#1041074)
  • Add necessary power pvr support. (bsc#1075525)
  • Correctly handle '~' operation in traceevent print flags. (bsc#1074087)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-528=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-528=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-528=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • perf-4.4.114-45.8.1
    • perf-debuginfo-4.4.114-45.8.1
    • perf-debugsource-4.4.114-45.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • perf-4.4.114-45.8.1
    • perf-debuginfo-4.4.114-45.8.1
    • perf-debugsource-4.4.114-45.8.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • perf-4.4.114-45.8.1
    • perf-debuginfo-4.4.114-45.8.1
    • perf-debugsource-4.4.114-45.8.1

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