Optional update for device-mapper-devel

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(Last modified: 20MAR2007)

solutions Optional update for device-mapper-devel SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (1a9a30d7e66a1f3bf37ae59d14eede6e)

Applies to

Package: device-mapper-devel
Product(s): SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 Upgrade for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP1 Upgrade for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for x86
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for IPF
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for IBM POWER
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for IBM zSeries 64bit
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP1 Upgrade for AMD64 and Intel EM64T
Zypp-Patch-Number: 2882
Release: 20070320
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This package is the update for Service Pack 1 of SUSE Linux Enterprise 10.
Install it to have your system at SP1 level.

Contraindications

None.

Description

update to new version 1.02.13
- Update dmsetup man page (setgeometry & message).
- Fix dmsetup free after getline with debug.
- Suppress encryption key in 'dmsetup table' output unless --showkeys supplied.
update to new version 1.02.12
- Avoid deptree attempting to suspend a device that's already suspended.
- Add suspend noflush support.
- Add basic dmsetup loop support.
- Switch dmsetup to use dm_malloc and dm_free.
update to new version 1.02.10
- Add dm_snprintf(), dm_split_words() and dm_split_lvm_name() to libdevmapper.
- Reorder mm bounds_check code to reduce window for a dmeventd race.
fixed permissions for static lib
removed static lib version extension
split device-mapper-devel subpackage
install static libs (needed to link cryptsetup from util-linux-crypto static)
Fix gcc warnings
Fix field display for 'dmsetup info'.
Add 'major', 'minor', and 'uuid' as valid fields for 'dmsetup info -o XXX'.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Uvh device-mapper-devel.rpm

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