Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2008:0274 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Issued:
2008-05-20
Updated:
2009-08-03

RHEA-2008:0274 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Synopsis

new package: para-virtualized drivers for fully-virtualized guests

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

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Topic

A new package containing para-virtualized drivers for fully-virtualized Red
Hat Enterprise Linux guests running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (or
later) host is now available.

Description

Para-virtualized (PV) drivers are virtualization-aware drivers used by a
fully-virtualized guest instance of Red Hat Enterprise Linux running on Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 or later. Fully-virtalized guests using PV drivers
gain significant I/O performance improvement.

This new package provides PV network and disk drivers for fully-virtualized
guest instances of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 and Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 4.8.

To use these drivers, install them into an instance of Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3.9 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 running as a fully-virtualized
guest on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 (or later) host. Installation can
be done directly, via the Red Hat Network, or manually, after downloading
the RPMs.

For more information, and full documentation regarding installation,
configuration and trouble-shooting of these PV drivers see the
Para-Virtualized Drivers for Red Hat Enterprise Linux manual at:

http://redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/en-US/RHEL510/html /Para-Virtualized_Drivers/

A PDF version of this manual is also available at:

http://redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/en-US/RHEL510/pdf/ Para-Virtualized_Drivers.pdf

Note: this package has been re-released. This further update adds PV
drivers for fully-virtualized Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4.8 guests running under Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 or
later on Itanium(r) 2-based platforms.

All users running fully-virtualized instances of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3.9 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 on Red Hat Enterprise 5.1 and later
hosts should install these new packages which improve I/O performance
significantly.

Solution

This package requires fully-virtualized Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.9 or Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 guests running on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1
or later host.

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
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
xenpv-0.1-10.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: c03d1d72c6aec71747f8ca3082167550d4601ceea1d7657a7daf3ec0a1700997
x86_64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
ia64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f60aaaab80cc9ece14385229df6b50690225f2c6bcb4fd55c9c768217b0f5fef
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f60aaaab80cc9ece14385229df6b50690225f2c6bcb4fd55c9c768217b0f5fef
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 522721cc8105b9c3bfb80a2ddca9615300cf9602595490cbab756285e73f7057
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 522721cc8105b9c3bfb80a2ddca9615300cf9602595490cbab756285e73f7057
i386
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3

SRPM
x86_64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.8

SRPM
xenpv-0.1-10.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: c03d1d72c6aec71747f8ca3082167550d4601ceea1d7657a7daf3ec0a1700997
x86_64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
ia64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f60aaaab80cc9ece14385229df6b50690225f2c6bcb4fd55c9c768217b0f5fef
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f60aaaab80cc9ece14385229df6b50690225f2c6bcb4fd55c9c768217b0f5fef
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 522721cc8105b9c3bfb80a2ddca9615300cf9602595490cbab756285e73f7057
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 522721cc8105b9c3bfb80a2ddca9615300cf9602595490cbab756285e73f7057
i386
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 4.6

SRPM
xenpv-0.1-10.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: c03d1d72c6aec71747f8ca3082167550d4601ceea1d7657a7daf3ec0a1700997
x86_64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
i386
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
xenpv-0.1-10.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: c03d1d72c6aec71747f8ca3082167550d4601ceea1d7657a7daf3ec0a1700997
x86_64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
ia64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f60aaaab80cc9ece14385229df6b50690225f2c6bcb4fd55c9c768217b0f5fef
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 522721cc8105b9c3bfb80a2ddca9615300cf9602595490cbab756285e73f7057
i386
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3

SRPM
x86_64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
xenpv-0.1-10.el4.src.rpm SHA-256: c03d1d72c6aec71747f8ca3082167550d4601ceea1d7657a7daf3ec0a1700997
x86_64
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 84595d7c4a83cc9706cd9c7d87113044aba7bec9d6831363777cbfd8b31d9f42
kmod-xenpv-largesmp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: d8d3f07c25fa439d805ec5e03cc882b0b8c894200a19edb07f8439ca99fe442b
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 41ccee9d826eadd735170bb20c83fee060d9526fb0b35958d372aeb1dbf063a3
i386
kmod-xenpv-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 08fbdec6901f7438fa77e0586ee458ef088bbfe1b70589e3156290a2d970145d
kmod-xenpv-hugemem-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb21edad3a95bce5ed0e599b247f36b7809e03600df8b81750001a994f514b5c
kmod-xenpv-smp-0.1-10.el4.i686.rpm SHA-256: 263e51e65ee58da59b60aca429b31213b05a55012e8b5c4a64edf4f80d501628

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3

SRPM
x86_64
i386

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