Bug 1157850 – File command does not recognize kernel images on ppc64le

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Bug 1157850 - File command does not recognize kernel images on ppc64le

Summary:	File command does not recognize kernel images on ppc64le

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	file (Show other bugs)
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Version:	7.0
Hardware:	ppc64le Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Jan Kaluža
QA Contact:	Karel Srot
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Blocks:	1155673
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Reported:	2014-10-27 17:02 EDT by Mike Gahagan
Modified:	2016-10-04 08:21 EDT (History)
CC List:	4 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	file-5.11-23.el7
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2015-11-19 03:09:32 EST
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:2155	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: file security and bug fix update	2015-11-19 03:39:11 EST

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Description Mike Gahagan 2014-10-27 17:02:35 EDT

Description of problem:
File command does not recognize kernel images on ppc64le, instead it just shows them as ELF 64-bit object files

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
file-5.11-22.ael7a.ppc64le

How reproducible:
always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.file /boot/vmlinu*
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Actual results:
file vmlinuz-0-rescue-530839d186024aa99897faa25fc1a5d5 
vmlinuz-0-rescue-530839d186024aa99897faa25fc1a5d5: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, BuildID[sha1]=0xce6fe29d08ce88aa655ea453ab57965b6005a93a, stripped
[root@ibm-p8-kvm-03-guest-05 boot]# file vmlinuz-3.10.0-191.ael7a.ppc64le 
vmlinuz-3.10.0-191.ael7a.ppc64le: ELF 64-bit LSB shared object, version 1 (SYSV), statically linked, BuildID[sha1]=0xce6fe29d08ce88aa655ea453ab57965b6005a93a, stripped

Expected results:
similar to (from x86_64 system):
[m@localhost ~]$ file /boot/vmlinuz-*
/boot/vmlinuz-0-rescue-f4533630f4e24fa0a5a1101b4fbc65ec: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 3.10.0-48.el7.x86_64 (mockbuild@x86-021.build.eng.bos.redhat.co, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x4, Normal VGA
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-105.el7.bz1076077.2.x86_64:         Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 3.10.0-105.el7.bz1076077.2.x86_64 (mockbuild@x86-025.build.eng., RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x4, Normal VGA
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64:                     Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 3.10.0-123.el7.x86_64 (mockbuild@x86-017.build.eng.bos.redhat.c, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x4, Normal VGA
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-143.el7.x86_64:                     Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 3.10.0-143.el7.x86_64 (mockbuild@x86-017.build.eng.bos.redhat.c, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x4, Normal VGA
/boot/vmlinuz-3.10.0-185.el7.x86_64:                     Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 3.10.0-185.el7.x86_64 (mockbuild@x86-017.build.eng.bos.redhat.c, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x4, Normal VGA

Additional info:

Comment 15 errata-xmlrpc 2015-11-19 03:09:32 EST

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2155.html

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