RHBA-2014:0532 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

Updated hwcert-client packages that fixes several bugs and adds multiple
enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardware
Certification.

Description

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

This updated hwcert-client package includes numerous enhancements. Space
precludes documenting all of these changes in this advisory. Users are directed
to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Hardware Certification Test Suite Technical
Notes for information on the most significant of these changes:

https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_Hardware_Certification/1/html/Test_Suite_Release_Notes/index.html

Users of hwcert-client are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
fix these bugs and add these 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/site/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

Fixes

• BZ - 915482 - infiniband test should plan via detection of mlx4 driver
• BZ - 1014199 - hwcert web server submit traceback if cert ID is not set for an existing certification
• BZ - 1016382 - hwcert-client no longer logging "Test Parameters"
• BZ - 1019521 - hwcert-client-info should be split off as a separate package (not a subpackage of hwcert-client)
• BZ - 1022749 - traceback on empty results.xml file
• BZ - 1032696 - FEAT: [1.6] Test tags should be added for new specifically-named tests
• BZ - 1032701 - save command return value is non-zero on success
• BZ - 1040534 - missing wget dependency
• BZ - 1040734 - hwcert-server error downloading attached python files.
• BZ - 1043517 - v7 cannot handle yum errors
• BZ - 1045134 - plan prompt for test server is confusing
• BZ - 1053795 - xml parser errors reading output logs
• BZ - 1054345 - hwcert stuck in loop checking catalog for outstanding tests
• BZ - 1055803 - hwcert-backend certify doesn't run expected tests
• BZ - 1056161 - hwcert-server filtering of saved results by date doesn't work.
• BZ - 1056272 - cpuscaling test hang waiting for work processes
• BZ - 1070360 - E7-4890 V2 fails cpuscaling - Cannot hit top turboboost speed - too many cores being tested
• BZ - 1073634 - FEAT: add pci passthrough testing to FV testing
• BZ - 1076081 - Core clocktest : Warning: could not determine clocksource
• BZ - 1076946 - packaging past results leaves existing results
• BZ - 1077954 - info test: "Environment instance has no attribute Environment instance has no attribute" messages
• BZ - 1079358 - hwcert-backend plan ignores --server on first run
• BZ - 1080221 - hwcert-client-1.6.5 storage tests still use ext3 filesystems for benchmark performance
• BZ - 1080479 - Application Error: 32000 searching for certification via hwcert-client "hwcert"
• BZ - 1081670 - hwcert traceback on searching for open certifications
• BZ - 1083333 - ppc64 traceback after core test
• BZ - 1084579 - certify returns "Test plan is not frozen" Fault code: -32000
• BZ - 1085926 - client version string incorrect
• BZ - 1088007 - Bandwidth Failure marked as Pass
• BZ - 1090820 - [hwcert-client-1.6.5.2-20140416] i386 memory test fail to complete
• BZ - 1091783 - The test tool cannot create 40G network plan on RHEL6.5.

CVEs

(none)

References

• https://access.redhat.com/site/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux_Hardware_Certification/1/html-single/Test_Suite_Release_Notes/index.html