Issued:
2011-12-06
Updated:
2011-12-06

RHBA-2011:1758 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

blktrace bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated blktrace packages that fix one bug and add one enhancement are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The blktrace packages contain a number of utilities to record the I/O trace
information for the kernel to user space, and utilities to analyze and view the
trace information.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Prior to this update, the blkparse code contained a misprint. As a result,

blkparse used the wrong variable when printing the PC Writes Completed. This
update modifies the code so that blkparse now prints the correct value for PC
Writes Completed. (BZ#705128)

This update also adds the following enhancement:

  • This update adds FLUSH/FUA support to blktrace. (BZ#736399)

All blktrace users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
this bug and add this enhancement.

Solution

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

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

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

  • BZ - 705128 - blkparse uses the wrong variable when printing out PC Writes Compl
  • BZ - 736399 - Add flush+fua support to blktrace

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
x86_64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8428fcfee00d83c1b5febd9c81f9369f1cdcaa1b53f886062f5364c2a08faef7
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: afedeae8d1e877a6918fe912424e0b6fb8945ecdcfb000b09d6ec3c732bb0e8e
i386
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 535f48b45d5e8bd4d6ddb7a1446542d2fdcafd7eb2668dc80cd5191c47742251
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 68f362be85b3d4ad67e8f0e18b92b55e3a40f4e496257eede6db273b60f57e2c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
x86_64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8428fcfee00d83c1b5febd9c81f9369f1cdcaa1b53f886062f5364c2a08faef7
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: afedeae8d1e877a6918fe912424e0b6fb8945ecdcfb000b09d6ec3c732bb0e8e
i386
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 535f48b45d5e8bd4d6ddb7a1446542d2fdcafd7eb2668dc80cd5191c47742251
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 68f362be85b3d4ad67e8f0e18b92b55e3a40f4e496257eede6db273b60f57e2c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
x86_64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8428fcfee00d83c1b5febd9c81f9369f1cdcaa1b53f886062f5364c2a08faef7
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: afedeae8d1e877a6918fe912424e0b6fb8945ecdcfb000b09d6ec3c732bb0e8e
i386
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 535f48b45d5e8bd4d6ddb7a1446542d2fdcafd7eb2668dc80cd5191c47742251
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 68f362be85b3d4ad67e8f0e18b92b55e3a40f4e496257eede6db273b60f57e2c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
x86_64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8428fcfee00d83c1b5febd9c81f9369f1cdcaa1b53f886062f5364c2a08faef7
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: afedeae8d1e877a6918fe912424e0b6fb8945ecdcfb000b09d6ec3c732bb0e8e
i386
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 535f48b45d5e8bd4d6ddb7a1446542d2fdcafd7eb2668dc80cd5191c47742251
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 68f362be85b3d4ad67e8f0e18b92b55e3a40f4e496257eede6db273b60f57e2c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
s390x
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 458cde4bfb5f736d1cafd5c1ba103ef464033351b109dbea8a1ea6ed887f6b43
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7da3a7ec1cb113071c020698317d730cf5b1ec38e137bf7b871981cd827f8f0e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
ppc64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: b79ee97105ac0c55d2e2f69014a21e6fcb29c5e1724db2ba9d4f658fd035f304
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.ppc64.rpm SHA-256: 9281d27f319616905985687fbf19bbac2ac803bdf03c92e705dfd629a87b8bf3

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
x86_64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8428fcfee00d83c1b5febd9c81f9369f1cdcaa1b53f886062f5364c2a08faef7
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: afedeae8d1e877a6918fe912424e0b6fb8945ecdcfb000b09d6ec3c732bb0e8e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
x86_64
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 8428fcfee00d83c1b5febd9c81f9369f1cdcaa1b53f886062f5364c2a08faef7
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: afedeae8d1e877a6918fe912424e0b6fb8945ecdcfb000b09d6ec3c732bb0e8e
i386
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 535f48b45d5e8bd4d6ddb7a1446542d2fdcafd7eb2668dc80cd5191c47742251
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 68f362be85b3d4ad67e8f0e18b92b55e3a40f4e496257eede6db273b60f57e2c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6

SRPM
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 65e82cf2a99bdffecaa3fd610f5b2cccea97486fd6031f7302298b6aacbb93f4
s390x
blktrace-1.0.1-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 458cde4bfb5f736d1cafd5c1ba103ef464033351b109dbea8a1ea6ed887f6b43
blktrace-debuginfo-1.0.1-6.el6.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 7da3a7ec1cb113071c020698317d730cf5b1ec38e137bf7b871981cd827f8f0e

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