Recommended update for k_deflt (s390)

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(Last modified: 23DEC2003)

solutions Recommended update for k_deflt (s390) SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (6c858b46961aaacb6cce9b8252e6484e)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries

Package: k_deflt
Release: 20031223
Obsoletes: none

Indications

This update should be installed.

Problem description

This update fixes varies problems and has the following enhancements:
IBM code drop from 5.12.2003

Crashes, triggered by iucv and ctc when calling dst_link_failure()
Incorrect calculation of max_blocks in DIAG discipline
Unable to reconnect when using z/VM 3.1 at remote peer.
crashes triggered by s390 network drivers calling dst_link_failure.
ctc: loglevel parameter could not be set to maximum.
OCO-Bug fix: spinlock problem with unsupported ioctls in qeth
OCO-Bug fix: reduce stack usage
OCO-Bug fix: avoid hang during initialization on I/O errors
OCO-Bug fix: crashes triggered by s390 network drivers calling dst_link_failure
OCO-Bug fix: VIPA and Proxy ARP problems on qeth

Security fixes:

Fixing a possible security hole in brk (#33444) addr + len may be bigger than TASKSIZE

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 -Fvh k_deflt-2.4.7-92.s390.rpm
zipl

Now reboot the Linux system with:


shutdown -r now

(substitute 'now' with an appropriate amount of time if you want to give local users a chance to log out before the Linux system goes down, for example '+10' for 10 minutes.)

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7 for S/390 and zSeries (s390)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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