Synopsis

crash enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Topic

Updated crash packages that add various enhancements are now available for Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

The crash packages provide a self-contained tool that can be used to investigate
live systems and kernel core dumps created from the netdump, diskdump, kdump,
and Xen/KVM "virsh dump" facilities from Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

This update adds the following enhancements:

• Currently, dump files created by the makedumpfile utility using the snappy
  compression format are now readable by the crash utility. The snappy format is
  suitable for the crash dump mechanism that requires stable performance in any
  situation with enterprise application use. (BZ#902141)
  
• With this update, dump files created by the makedumpfile utility using the LZO
  compression format are now readable by the crash utility. The LZO compression
  format is fast and stable for randomized data. (BZ#902144)
  
• This update adds support for compressed dump files created by the makedumpfile
  utility that were generated on systems with physical memory requiring more than
  44 bits. (BZ#1006622)
  
• This update fixes faulty panic-task backtraces generated by the bt command in
  KVM guest dump files. The bt command now shows a trace when the guest operating
  system is panicking. (BZ#1017930)
  
• This update fixes the CPU number display on systems with 255 or more CPUs
  during the initialization, by the set command, the ps command, and by all
  commands that display the per-task header consisting of the task address, PID,
  CPU and command name. Without the patch, for CPU 255, the sys command displays
  "NO_PROC_ID", and the other commands show a "-" for the CPU number; for CPU
  numbers greater than 255, garbage values would be displayed in the CPU number
  field. (BZ#1019483)
  

Users of crash are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add these
enhancements.

Solution

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

This update is available via the 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 Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 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 IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• 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

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
x86_64
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4f1b70c5d0dfb4e4d7a2f859557023e12c79d84778f6078a0da9353f567f0a04
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 7f3ff0a136e608ca83d1241daf6622191b03f2f6aeae0c13603bdf216750ae4c
i386
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 253a1322372b1ca5c0bdeb0b398eb65754cc0c49cec5ee3bfd4388fefad8fce2
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
x86_64
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4f1b70c5d0dfb4e4d7a2f859557023e12c79d84778f6078a0da9353f567f0a04
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 7f3ff0a136e608ca83d1241daf6622191b03f2f6aeae0c13603bdf216750ae4c
i386
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 253a1322372b1ca5c0bdeb0b398eb65754cc0c49cec5ee3bfd4388fefad8fce2
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
x86_64
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4f1b70c5d0dfb4e4d7a2f859557023e12c79d84778f6078a0da9353f567f0a04
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 7f3ff0a136e608ca83d1241daf6622191b03f2f6aeae0c13603bdf216750ae4c
i386
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 253a1322372b1ca5c0bdeb0b398eb65754cc0c49cec5ee3bfd4388fefad8fce2
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
s390x
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 277d6785313d314460b3569e7c22c789b75e1fd43a019b1203598b3270cfb2e3
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 9a1f20689fb20f843a226e67166ef34981b59e4ec55a702a38c92124af989359
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: fbb334b1365aec28e6942e0c5cdff341f80a2541ecd63046eed1ff4b183533ed
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: fbb334b1365aec28e6942e0c5cdff341f80a2541ecd63046eed1ff4b183533ed
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.s390.rpm	SHA-256: 8d4ae930b9ab34c4c26cc490f5f8a47f3ae853a91e2c8849fb8ae471543d452a
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.s390x.rpm	SHA-256: 8bc667fa37e551dc2a0262cf484cec94cca26315da532ed7ab640a29743a34d6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
ppc64
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: ade4acecf838daabbb9a78f520912b16629cf80e1be18bc03344b33de638c1b7
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 982d22885a75f8dbecd37cb5c9e73f4b78633472a1b3be959f726bba9dd5cac8
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 982d22885a75f8dbecd37cb5c9e73f4b78633472a1b3be959f726bba9dd5cac8
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.ppc64.rpm	SHA-256: 7840abe94e27c69bf18cbaeab69561e4749ea828079555c8855aa661ffc118f7

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
x86_64
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4f1b70c5d0dfb4e4d7a2f859557023e12c79d84778f6078a0da9353f567f0a04
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 7f3ff0a136e608ca83d1241daf6622191b03f2f6aeae0c13603bdf216750ae4c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6

SRPM
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.src.rpm	SHA-256: 84690cbbf7f8d6b1f776cbed2e33ea209f29daf8f0a3a90e133482e6eb1a3375
x86_64
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4f1b70c5d0dfb4e4d7a2f859557023e12c79d84778f6078a0da9353f567f0a04
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 4c100b7edc09ae9022dd32df2af7d9a6c75ff1d52997cea23564de23c196fc79
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.x86_64.rpm	SHA-256: 7f3ff0a136e608ca83d1241daf6622191b03f2f6aeae0c13603bdf216750ae4c
i386
crash-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 253a1322372b1ca5c0bdeb0b398eb65754cc0c49cec5ee3bfd4388fefad8fce2
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-debuginfo-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: 5df92f2b2b378d29df6eb02701ac6fdb4e5265e919f71df08de5b856aa55bc2d
crash-devel-6.1.0-5.el6.i686.rpm	SHA-256: fab051c03b6564106ee62c5f68a6f44250ed8fdc0ee9c731720259cf74563f00