ELBA-2024-2399

ELBA-2024-2399 - kexec-tools bug fix and enhancement update

Type:	BUG
Severity:	NA
Release Date:	2024-05-03

Description

[2.0.28-1.0.4]
- Include support for virt-what [Orabug: 36517679]

[2.0.28-1.0.3]
- backport of upstream crash hotplug support [Orabug: 35884469]
- Insert new udev rules for crash hotplug into 98-kexec.rules [Orabug: 35801595]
- Handle xen_netfront in dracut module setup [Orabug: 35615400]
- Update UEK aarch64 reserved sizes for UEK7 kernels [Orabug: 34663083]
- Correct UEK reserved size for x86_64 [Orabug: 34391412]
- Update UEK reserved sizes [Orabug: 34240246]
- fix saving vmcore-dmesg.txt failed on aarch64 with UEK7 [Orabug: 34003037]
- include OL8 patch for sysconfig, its needed on OL9 [Orabug: 33512440]
- Update makedumpfile to 1.7.2 [Orabug: 34219368]
- kdump: skip lvm private devices [Orabug: 33822070] [Orabug: 33574003]
- Added dracut module setup patches [Orabug: 29518713] [Orabug: 22780125]
- Added orabug30352094-makedumpfile-Mark-mem-usage-option-unsupported-for-a.patch [Orabug: 30352094]
- Added orabug30822387.kdumpctl-arm64-fast-boot.patch [Orabug: 30822387]
- Added orabug30832988.kdump.sysconfig.iommu_off.x86_64.aarch64.patch [Orabug: 30832988]
- Added orabug30928441.kdumpctl.no_timer_check.patch [Orabug: 30928441]
- Added orabug32127375-kdump.sysconfig.no.double.s.patch [Orabug: 32127375]
- Added orabug32258986-arm64-support-more-than-one-crash-kernel-regions.patch [Orabug: 32258986]
- Removed orabug32258986-arm64-support-more-than-one-crash-kernel-regions.patch [Orabug: 32258986]
- Removed orabug34003037-arm64-crashdump-deduce-paddr-of-_text-based-on-kerne.patch [Orabug: 34003037]
- Removed orabug34003037-arm64-make-phys_offset-signed.patch [Orabug: 34003037]
- Removed orabug34003037-arm64-crashdump-unify-routine-to-get-page_offset.patch [Orabug: 34003037]
- Removed orabug34003037-arm64-read-VA_BITS-from-kcore-for-52-bits-VA-kernel.patch [Orabug: 34003037]
- Removed orabug34003037-arm64-fix-PAGE_OFFSET-calc-for-flipped-mm.patch [Orabug: 34003037]
- Removed orabug34003037-kdump-kexec-fix-saving-vmcore-dmesg.txt-failed-on-aa.patch [Orabug: 34003037]
- Fix formatting for orabug33822070-kdump-skip-lvm-private-devices.patch [Orabug: 33822070]
- Rework orabug34663083-Update-UEK-reserved-sizes.patch [Orabug: 34240246]

[2.0.28-1]
- Rebase kexec-tools to v2.0.28

[2.0.27-8]
- dracut-module-setup: Skip initrd-cleanup and initrd-parse-etc in kdump

[2.0.27-7]
- Explain the auto_reset_crashkernel option in more details
- Use the same /etc/resolve.conf in kdump initrd if it's managed manually

[2.0.27-6]
- Use the same /etc/resolve.conf in kdump initrd if it's managed manually

[2.0.27-5]
- kdumpctl: Only returns immediately after an error occurs in check_*_modified

[2.0.27-4]
- kdump-lib.sh: add extra 64M to default crashkernel if sme/sev is active
- Allow _crashkernel_add to address larger memory ranges
- kdump-lib: Harden _crashkernel_add

[2.0.27-3]
- Rebase makedumpfile to v1.7.4
- powerpc: update kdumpctl to load kernel signing key for fadump
- powerpc: update kdumpctl to remove deletion of kernel signing key once loaded

[2.0.27-2]
- kexec: update manpage with explicit mention of clean kexec

[2.0.26-9]
- Introduce a function to get reserved memory size
- powerpc: update fadump sysfs node path
- kdumpctl: merge check_current_{kdump,fadump}_status
- kdumpctl: remove unnecessary uses of 0

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	MD5sum	Superseded By Advisory	Channel Label
Oracle Linux 9 (aarch64)	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.src.rpm	93437847afb92c58d92e0bf88763ecdd	-	ol9_aarch64_baseos_latest
	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.src.rpm	93437847afb92c58d92e0bf88763ecdd	-	ol9_aarch64_u4_baseos_base
	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.aarch64.rpm	cf7ad9e560eb63f8dd03f7067eed7b0f	-	ol9_aarch64_baseos_latest
	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.aarch64.rpm	cf7ad9e560eb63f8dd03f7067eed7b0f	-	ol9_aarch64_u4_baseos_base
Oracle Linux 9 (x86_64)	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.src.rpm	93437847afb92c58d92e0bf88763ecdd	-	ol9_x86_64_baseos_latest
	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.src.rpm	93437847afb92c58d92e0bf88763ecdd	-	ol9_x86_64_u4_baseos_base
	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.x86_64.rpm	6a404410383ae42e638b02c532089922	-	ol9_x86_64_baseos_latest
	kexec-tools-2.0.28-1.0.4.el9.x86_64.rpm	6a404410383ae42e638b02c532089922	-	ol9_x86_64_u4_baseos_base

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