RHBA-2012:0711 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An updated v7 package that fixes several bugs and adds multiple enhancements is
now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardware Certification.

Description

v7, the Red Hat Enterprise Linux hardware certification test suite, verifies the
compatibility of hardware devices. Each v7 test run builds a results database
for submission to Red Hat's hardware catalog as an RPM package. v7 replaces Red
Hat Hardware Test Suite (HTS) for certifying hardware for use with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux.

This updated v7 package includes numerous bug fixes and enhancements. Space
precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed
to the v7 Hardware Certification Test Suite 1 Technical Notes for information on
the most significant of these changes:

https://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/v7_Hardware_Certification_Test_Suite/1/html/Technical_Notes/index.html

All users of v7 are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which provides
numerous bug fixes and enhancements.

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
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 6 s390x
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 6 i386
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 5 x86_64
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 5 s390x
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 5 ppc
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 5 ia64
• Red Hat Hardware Certification Test Suite 5 i386

Fixes

• BZ - 488745 - Add suggested IB specific commands to network test.
• BZ - 532557 - test suite should alarm operator and fail test runs on non GA kernel.
• BZ - 608568 - FEAT: can v7 detect non Red Hat shipped xorg drivers ?
• BZ - 611409 - Test Suite should collect the information about the current used video controller
• BZ - 649675 - RHEL5 doesn't install xen packages as dependencies by default
• BZ - 687990 - FV_CORE INFO test fails because sosreport expects user response
• BZ - 702168 - RedHat v7-1.3-35 Hardware Test Suite: v7 server requires fence-agents rpm
• BZ - 705999 - v7 --help doesn't give information about "v7 save"
• BZ - 707144 - Regression with BLURAY test in v7 version 1.3-43-el6
• BZ - 746029 - FEAT: v7 should log reboot and fv guest time limit changes made to /etc/v7.xml
• BZ - 747990 - interactive tests run in --mode auto should fail -- code clean up part
• BZ - 750721 - audio: Warning: could not log sound card information
• BZ - 752753 - v7 server status reporting "/var/v7/export is exported" in v7-1.4
• BZ - 754919 - bluray: not choosing the most capable media type as default
• BZ - 755473 - v7-server traceback: No such file or directory: u'/var/v7/results.xml'
• BZ - 755787 - RFE: rebase CD/DVD/Blu-ray tests
• BZ - 760755 - v7-1.4 will traceback if modinfo fails to provide srcversion
• BZ - 767059 - info: kmod rpm verify command is not running
• BZ - 781243 - v7 info fails to capture modules tainted for multiple signs
• BZ - 782195 - FEAT: v7 certify should only run rtevel and hwlatdetect (and info) on the RT kernel
• BZ - 782197 - FEAT: v7 should support dbus udisks in place of hal/kudzu/hardware.py for storage test
• BZ - 782229 - FEAT: v7 certify should support component mode
• BZ - 798321 - v7 plan UnboundLocalError: local variable 'controllers' referenced before assignment
• BZ - 799118 - FEAT: v7 should preserve SUT hardware information when results are removed.
• BZ - 799897 - v7 server starts/stops returns 1
• BZ - 799921 - v7 1.5 R7 may trace-back on older /etc/v7.xml environment file.
• BZ - 804492 - V7 should not pass the debug kernel in info when used for hardware tests.
• BZ - 805757 - info test missing requires for sos (sosreport)
• BZ - 807552 - v7 info: Environment instance has no attribute 'getCertificationName'
• BZ - 807714 - v7 1.5 R12 requires udisks package not in RHEL5
• BZ - 809026 - v7 trivial formatting fix
• BZ - 809240 - v7 plan --model should use the same prompts as v7 plan for certification data
• BZ - 809520 - v7 1.5 R14 traceback on server start
• BZ - 809537 - info test kernel validation should allow more flexibility to support beta testing.
• BZ - 809942 - Traceback on continue
• BZ - 810497 - v7 info - make: *** No rule to make target `kernelInfo.xml'
• BZ - 810809 - v7 tests result cannot be judged from its exit status
• BZ - 811247 - kabi-whitelists structure changing makes kabi check fail
• BZ - 812437 - getModuleFile may return 'null'
• BZ - 813090 - v7 plan fails when the Hardware Catalog Server is not reachable from the SUT
• BZ - 813405 - v7 should not prompt for certification id when hardware catalog is unreachable
• BZ - 816219 - fv storage and network tests may fail for multiple devices on guest
• BZ - 817154 - Kernel- Check OS kernel build fails with MRG-RT kernel
• BZ - 817258 - submit results to catalog with filename missing ".gz"
• BZ - 818184 - input check is needed for hardware 'category' field
• BZ - 818331 - Reboot test should not be automatically scheduled
• BZ - 820972 - v7 kdump test should restart kdump service every time
• BZ - 822359 - catalog url for partner site should be https rather than http
• BZ - 822690 - v7 fails to generate results package (rpm) if vendor field is not set.
• BZ - 823461 - DUP check in info test is wrong
• BZ - 824851 - fv_storage test traceback if --server not set
• BZ - 825247 - storage test may schedule tests for multiple disks on the same controller
• BZ - 827177 - duplicate v7 call home submit command will create duplicate results without matching md5sums
• BZ - 827641 - The hardware catalog URL should be hardware.redhat.com

CVEs

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References

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