Bug 425341 - Please add vscnprintf and down_write_trylock to KABI Whitelist
Summary: Please add vscnprintf and down_write_trylock to KABI Whitelist
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: kernel
Version: 5.2
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
low
high
Target Milestone: ---
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Assignee: Jon Masters
QA Contact: Martin Jenner
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2007-12-14 19:40 UTC by barb.glover
Modified: 2009-01-20 20:23 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2009-01-20 20:23:27 UTC
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Attachments (Terms of Use)
425341-whitelist-vscnprintf-down_write_trylock.patch (5.18 KB, application/octet-stream)
2008-08-21 15:53 UTC, Jon Masters
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Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2009:0225 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 kernel security and bug fix update 2009-01-20 16:06:24 UTC

Description barb.glover 2007-12-14 19:40:08 UTC
Description of problem:
Per discussion with Jon Masters,
please add the following interfaces to the KABI WhiteList: 

1) vscnprintf 
2) down_write_trylock

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
All versions/updates of RHEL5 

How reproducible:


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Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2008-07-11 15:02:24 UTC
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in a Red
Hat Enterprise Linux maintenance release.  Product Management has requested
further review of this request by Red Hat Engineering, for potential
inclusion in a Red Hat Enterprise Linux Update release for currently deployed
products.  This request is not yet committed for inclusion in an Update
release.

Comment 3 Jon Masters 2008-08-21 15:46:19 UTC
I have posted the attached patch internally for consideration in the 5.3 kernel. It is now awaiting internal discussion and signoff. I will update this bug with the results from that process. In the meantime, please let me know if you are planning to ship a module on systems prior to 5.3 and require a temporary workaround for this whitelist omission.

Comment 4 Jon Masters 2008-08-21 15:53:51 UTC
Created attachment 314721 [details]
425341-whitelist-vscnprintf-down_write_trylock.patch

Comment 5 Don Zickus 2008-09-15 14:16:24 UTC
in kernel-2.6.18-115.el5
You can download this test kernel from http://people.redhat.com/dzickus/el5

Comment 7 Chris Ward 2008-11-14 13:23:31 UTC
Oracle, a fix for this bug should be available for testing in the RHEL 5.3 Beta release. You can download these bits from RHN.

Please take a moment to verify that the fix is present and functioning as expected and report back your test results as soon as  possible. Thanks! Please ping your Red Hat Partner Manager with any additional questions.

Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 20:23:27 UTC
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0225.html


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