RHBA-2021:5056 - Bug Fix Advisory

Topic

An update for openvswitch2.16 is now available in Fast Datapath for Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

Open vSwitch provides standard network bridging functions and support fo the OpenFlow protocol for remote per-flow control of traffic.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• [RFE] Add rxq to pmd assignment with rxq grouping (BZ#1984461)
• [RFE] Add pin and non-isolate option (BZ#1984474)
• ownership of /var/log/openvswitch is changed after the openvswitch package is updated (BZ#2004543)
• [21.I RHEL-8] Fast Datapath Release (BZ#2013003)

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 Fast Datapath 8 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for RHEL Server for IBM Power LE) 8 ppc64le
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath (for IBM z Systems) 8 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 1984461 - [RFE] Add rxq to pmd assignment with rxq grouping
• BZ - 1984474 - [RFE] Add pin and non-isolate option
• BZ - 2004543 - ownership of /var/log/openvswitch is changed after the openvswitch package is updated
• BZ - 2013003 - [21.I RHEL-8] Fast Datapath Release

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)