[El-errata] ELBA-2012-1199 Oracle Linux 6 kernel bug fix update
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Fri Aug 24 10:59:50 PDT 2012
Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2012-1199
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-1199.html
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:
i386:
kernel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
perf-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.i686.rpm
x86_64:
kernel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-debug-devel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
kernel-doc-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-firmware-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.noarch.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
perf-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
python-perf-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/kernel-2.6.32-279.5.2.el6.src.rpm
Users with Oracle Linux Premier Support can now use Ksplice to patch
against this Bug Fix Advisory.
We recommend that all users of Oracle Linux 6 install these updates.
Users of Ksplice Uptrack can install these updates by running :
# /usr/sbin/uptrack-upgrade -y
On systems that have "autoinstall = yes" in /etc/uptrack/uptrack.conf,
these updates will be installed automatically and you do not need to
take any additional action.
Description of changes:
* Livelock due to invalid locking strategy when adding a leap-second.
Due to an invalid locking strategy, a livelock might occur when adding a
leap-second.
[2.6.32-279.5.2.el6]
- [kernel] timekeeping: Fix leapsecond triggered load spike issue
(Prarit Bhargava) [847366 840950 836803 836748]
- [kernel] hrtimer: Provide clock_was_set_delayed() (Prarit Bhargava)
[847366 840950 836803 836748]
- [kernel] ntp: Add ntp_lock to replace xtime_locking (Prarit Bhargava)
[847366 840950 836803 836748]
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