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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2015:1338 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHBA-2015:1338 - Bug Fix Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

biosdevname bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

Topic

Updated biosdevname packages that fix several bugs and add various enhancements
are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The biosdevname packages contain an optional convention for naming network
interfaces, which assigns names to network interfaces based on their physical
location. The biosdevname utility is disabled by default, except for a limited
set of Dell PowerEdge, C Series, and Precision Workstation systems.

The biosdevname packages have been upgraded to upstream version 0.6.2, which
provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version.
Notably, it provides the *dev_port* attribute for a new Mellanox driver and
allowing naming of FCoE devices to be ignored. (BZ#1158564)

This update also fixes the following bugs:

  • Previously, the biosdevname utility did not parse Vital Product Data (VPD)

correctly. As a consequence, names for network interfaces on Vindicator 2 Emulex
card were displayed incorrectly when NIC extended partitioning (nPAR-EP) was
enabled. VPD parsing has been modified, and Network interface names are now
displayed correctly. (BZ#1133523)

  • Prior to this update, the biosdevname utility did not read Vital Product Data

(VPD) on NICs with vpd-r:2.0, which resulted in incorrect network interface
names when NIC partitioning (NPAR) was enabled on certain NICs. With this
update, biosdevname reads VPD data also in cases when NIC has vpdr:2.0, and
interface names are now formed as expected if NPAR is enabled. (BZ#1207557)

  • Due to a scheme used for slot numbers derivation, the biosdevname utility did

not populate proper names for Virtual Functions (VFs) of on-board NICs. Now, the
scheme that enables VFs of on-board NICs can have proper names, too.
(BZ#1212449)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancement:

  • This update provides an implementation of 10-GB Ethernet adapters naming

scheme from Mellanox. Now, the biosdevname utility produces expected network
interface names for Mellanox 10-GB Ethernet adapters that have 2 physical ports
on the same PCI device. The /sys/class/net/<iface>/dev_port attribute is
designed to distinguish network interfaces. (BZ#1003465, BZ#1084225)

Users of biosdevname are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix
these bugs and add these enhancements.

Solution

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

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

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

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 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 Extension 6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Note: More recent versions of these packages may be available. Click a package name for more details.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930
i386
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: eb73f05f56383c801cee9f1488652987c3416f0da29aef08597b3d537e386920
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 073a7482c8da5f4bae5a2334448c8a618d44eea2a470c7f2779a70bb2a75009a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
i386
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: eb73f05f56383c801cee9f1488652987c3416f0da29aef08597b3d537e386920
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 073a7482c8da5f4bae5a2334448c8a618d44eea2a470c7f2779a70bb2a75009a
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930
i386
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: eb73f05f56383c801cee9f1488652987c3416f0da29aef08597b3d537e386920
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 073a7482c8da5f4bae5a2334448c8a618d44eea2a470c7f2779a70bb2a75009a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930
i386
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: eb73f05f56383c801cee9f1488652987c3416f0da29aef08597b3d537e386920
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 073a7482c8da5f4bae5a2334448c8a618d44eea2a470c7f2779a70bb2a75009a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930
i386
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: eb73f05f56383c801cee9f1488652987c3416f0da29aef08597b3d537e386920
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 073a7482c8da5f4bae5a2334448c8a618d44eea2a470c7f2779a70bb2a75009a

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6

SRPM
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.src.rpm SHA-256: 7ef966b8aaa6ee28bc476edc20d6f79981bc8b078d11ac7a228f34935e4e688e
x86_64
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: bbc8fbc4bf2e1dab2fc049283561ff8f8a01bf4abc00a37dcb4ee1d834269276
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 1b0f91cfd66aa5f81eed571584bd652fd1824de2fe2291ad516d76ed2de8d930
i386
biosdevname-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: eb73f05f56383c801cee9f1488652987c3416f0da29aef08597b3d537e386920
biosdevname-debuginfo-0.6.2-1.el6.i686.rpm SHA-256: 073a7482c8da5f4bae5a2334448c8a618d44eea2a470c7f2779a70bb2a75009a

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