RHBA-2009:0417 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated openais packages that fix several bugs are now available.

Description

These packages contain the openais executive, openais service handlers,
default configuration files, and init script.

This update applies the following bug fixes:

• Fix defect that results in aisexec core dumping under IPC load.
• Fix defect where cpg flow control doesn't work properly.
• Fix defect where, in many cases, certain message types can be ignored in

the ckpt or cpg services.

• Fix defect where openais segfaults during addition of node and message

sizes greater then the MTU.

• Fix problem with the way totem queue length is determined, which was

resulting in assertions under certain heavy load conditions.

• Fix rolling upgrade problem where rolling upgrades don't work from 5.2 to

5.3.

• Fix defect where checkpoint reference counts were incorrectly calculated

from a departing node in some conditions.

Users of openais are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
resolve these issues.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 ia64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 5.3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.3 ppc
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 486108 - aisexec core dumps under load
• BZ - 486382 - openais segfault while attempting to start cman during revolver testing
• BZ - 486388 - certain types of messages can be ignored
• BZ - 486389 - cpg flow control not working, causes aisexec hang.
• BZ - 490307 - upgrade node to 5.3, openais dies after trying to join 5.2 cluster
• BZ - 491391 - IPC race condition allows multiple ipc threads within service engine at same time
• BZ - 491395 - Checkpoint service incorrectly calculates reference counts on checkpoints from leaving node

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)