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Description of problem:
When updating older versions of xorg-x11-server-Xorg, it will not pull in a higher version of libdrm and then fails to start with:
Xorg: symbol lookup error: Xorg: undefined symbol: drmFreeDevice
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Every release of xorg-x11-server-Xorg
How reproducible:
Everytime
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install RHEL 7.2 and "Server with GUI"
2. yum update xorg-x11-server-Xorg
3.
Actual results:
xorg-x11-server-Xorg is updated but libdrm is not since the requirement is not version specific. It then fails to start with:
Xorg: symbol lookup error: Xorg: undefined symbol: drmFreeDevice
Expected results:
libdrm should be pulled in at a later version.
Additional info:
# repoquery xorg-x11-server-Xorg --requires | grep drm
libdrm.so.2()(64bit)
The initial installation of xorg-x11-server-Xorg will pull in mesa-libgbm which does have a release specific dependency.
# repoquery mesa-libgbm --requires | grep drm
libdrm >= 2.4.83
libdrm.so.2
libdrm >= 2.4.83
libdrm.so.2()(64bit)
So if we can get xorg-x11-server-Xorg to have the same thing or require mesa-libgbm get updated, then we can avoid this issue.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Actual output of updating ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
With lower versions installed and higher versions of libdrm available:
# rpm -q xorg-x11-server-Xorg libdrm
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.17.2-10.el7.x86_64
libdrm-2.4.60-3.el7.x86_64
# yum list libdrm --showduplicates
Installed Packages
libdrm.x86_64 2.4.60-3.el7 @anaconda/7.2
Available Packages
libdrm.x86_64 2.4.97-2.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms
We don't see libdrm being pulled in because any version of libdrm provides the requirement of "libdrm.so.2()(64bit)"
# yum update xorg-x11-server-Xorg
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Updating:
xorg-x11-server-Xorg x86_64 1.20.4-7.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 1.5 M
Installing for dependencies:
libXfont2 x86_64 2.0.3-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 143 k
Updating for dependencies:
xorg-x11-drv-ati x86_64 19.0.1-2.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 166 k
xorg-x11-drv-dummy x86_64 0.3.7-1.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 18 k
xorg-x11-drv-evdev x86_64 2.10.6-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 48 k
xorg-x11-drv-fbdev x86_64 0.5.0-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 21 k
xorg-x11-drv-intel x86_64 2.99.917-28.20180530.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 676 k
xorg-x11-drv-nouveau x86_64 1:1.0.15-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 96 k
xorg-x11-drv-qxl x86_64 0.1.5-5.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 92 k
xorg-x11-drv-synaptics x86_64 1.9.0-2.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 82 k
xorg-x11-drv-v4l x86_64 0.2.0-49.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 21 k
xorg-x11-drv-vesa x86_64 2.4.0-3.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 25 k
xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse x86_64 13.1.0-1.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 24 k
xorg-x11-drv-vmware x86_64 13.2.1-1.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 83 k
xorg-x11-drv-void x86_64 1.4.1-2.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 15 k
xorg-x11-drv-wacom x86_64 0.36.1-3.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 315 k
xorg-x11-server-common x86_64 1.20.4-7.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 55 k
Transaction Summary
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Install ( 1 Dependent package)
Upgrade 1 Package (+15 Dependent packages)
==================== Additional Additional Note ============================
The same dependency issue exists in RHEL 8 but I have not tested if the same problem exists. I suspect if it doesn't exist now, it will later as we release newer and newer versions of libdrm so we may want to clone this request to RHEL 8 as well.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 shipped it's final minor release on September 29th, 2020. 7.9 was the last minor releases scheduled for RHEL 7.
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"During Maintenance Support 2 Phase for Red Hat Enterprise Linux version 7,Red Hat defined Critical and Important impact Security Advisories (RHSAs) and selected (at Red Hat discretion) Urgent Priority Bug Fix Advisories (RHBAs) may be released as they become available."
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Description of problem: When updating older versions of xorg-x11-server-Xorg, it will not pull in a higher version of libdrm and then fails to start with: Xorg: symbol lookup error: Xorg: undefined symbol: drmFreeDevice Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Every release of xorg-x11-server-Xorg How reproducible: Everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1. Install RHEL 7.2 and "Server with GUI" 2. yum update xorg-x11-server-Xorg 3. Actual results: xorg-x11-server-Xorg is updated but libdrm is not since the requirement is not version specific. It then fails to start with: Xorg: symbol lookup error: Xorg: undefined symbol: drmFreeDevice Expected results: libdrm should be pulled in at a later version. Additional info: # repoquery xorg-x11-server-Xorg --requires | grep drm libdrm.so.2()(64bit) The initial installation of xorg-x11-server-Xorg will pull in mesa-libgbm which does have a release specific dependency. # repoquery mesa-libgbm --requires | grep drm libdrm >= 2.4.83 libdrm.so.2 libdrm >= 2.4.83 libdrm.so.2()(64bit) So if we can get xorg-x11-server-Xorg to have the same thing or require mesa-libgbm get updated, then we can avoid this issue. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Actual output of updating ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With lower versions installed and higher versions of libdrm available: # rpm -q xorg-x11-server-Xorg libdrm xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.17.2-10.el7.x86_64 libdrm-2.4.60-3.el7.x86_64 # yum list libdrm --showduplicates Installed Packages libdrm.x86_64 2.4.60-3.el7 @anaconda/7.2 Available Packages libdrm.x86_64 2.4.97-2.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms We don't see libdrm being pulled in because any version of libdrm provides the requirement of "libdrm.so.2()(64bit)" # yum update xorg-x11-server-Xorg ===================================================================================== Package Arch Version Repository Size ===================================================================================== Updating: xorg-x11-server-Xorg x86_64 1.20.4-7.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 1.5 M Installing for dependencies: libXfont2 x86_64 2.0.3-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 143 k Updating for dependencies: xorg-x11-drv-ati x86_64 19.0.1-2.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 166 k xorg-x11-drv-dummy x86_64 0.3.7-1.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 18 k xorg-x11-drv-evdev x86_64 2.10.6-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 48 k xorg-x11-drv-fbdev x86_64 0.5.0-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 21 k xorg-x11-drv-intel x86_64 2.99.917-28.20180530.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 676 k xorg-x11-drv-nouveau x86_64 1:1.0.15-1.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 96 k xorg-x11-drv-qxl x86_64 0.1.5-5.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 92 k xorg-x11-drv-synaptics x86_64 1.9.0-2.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 82 k xorg-x11-drv-v4l x86_64 0.2.0-49.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 21 k xorg-x11-drv-vesa x86_64 2.4.0-3.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 25 k xorg-x11-drv-vmmouse x86_64 13.1.0-1.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 24 k xorg-x11-drv-vmware x86_64 13.2.1-1.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 83 k xorg-x11-drv-void x86_64 1.4.1-2.el7.1 rhel-7-server-rpms 15 k xorg-x11-drv-wacom x86_64 0.36.1-3.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 315 k xorg-x11-server-common x86_64 1.20.4-7.el7 rhel-7-server-rpms 55 k Transaction Summary ===================================================================================== Install ( 1 Dependent package) Upgrade 1 Package (+15 Dependent packages) ==================== Additional Additional Note ============================ The same dependency issue exists in RHEL 8 but I have not tested if the same problem exists. I suspect if it doesn't exist now, it will later as we release newer and newer versions of libdrm so we may want to clone this request to RHEL 8 as well.