Bug 428990 - General parse error if k8temp module is loaded
Summary: General parse error if k8temp module is loaded
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification: Red Hat
Component: lm_sensors
Version: 5.1
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Phil Knirsch
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Blocks: RHEL5u3_relnotes
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2008-01-16 16:52 UTC by David Kovalsky
Modified: 2015-03-05 01:19 UTC (History)
7 users (show)

Fixed In Version:
Doc Type: Rebase: Bug Fixes and Enhancements
Doc Text:
lm_sensors has been re-based to version 2.10.7. This update applies several upstream enhancements and bug fixes, including a fix that prevents libsensors from crashing with a General parse error message when k8temp is also loaded.
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Last Closed: 2009-01-20 20:46:07 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2009:0072 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE lm_sensors bug fix and enhancement update 2009-01-20 16:04:10 UTC

Description David Kovalsky 2008-01-16 16:52:52 UTC
Unless I blacklist the k8temp module running `sensors' throws out  'General
Parse Error'. I haven't seen this happening on GOLD, since the k8temp module is
new in 5.1.0.


Upstream is well aware of the issue:
...
December 5th, 2006: Note to k8temp users.  The Linux 2.6.19 kernel features a
new hardware monitoring driver, k8temp, which supports all recent AMD K8 CPUs.
The driver will load automatically on supported systems. Due to technical
specificities of this driver, upgrade to lm_sensors 2.10.1 is mandatory. Older
versions of libsensors will fail with a "General parse error" message. If you
can't upgrade lm_sensors for any reason, you'll have to blacklist the k8temp
driver to prevent it from being loaded. Thanks to Artem S. Tashkinov for
notifying us.
...

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-xen-2.6.18-53.1.4.el5.x86_64
lm_sensors-2.10.0-3.1.x86_64
lm_sensors-2.10.0-3.1.i386


How reproducible:
Always

Let me know if you need any information specific to the system. I will also be
happy to test the patched version on my machine.

Comment 1 Tuomo Soini 2008-03-14 15:20:47 UTC
Tested by upgrading to 2.10.1 and it fixed this issue for me.

Comment 2 Phil Knirsch 2008-04-16 14:40:04 UTC
Rebase lm_sensors to 2.10.1 seems necessary due to the kernel changes.

Proposing for RHEL-5.3 and granting Devel ACK as it should be easily doable for
a minor version change.

Read ya, Phil

Comment 5 RHEL Program Management 2008-06-02 20:24:50 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 6 Oli Wade 2008-06-18 14:11:55 UTC
Confirmed still present in 5.2...

Comment 12 Don Domingo 2008-11-12 05:05:36 UTC
Release note added. If any revisions are required, please set the 
"requires_release_notes" flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly.
All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

New Contents:
lm_sensors has been re-based to version 2.10.7. This update applies several upstream enhancements and bug fixes, including a fix that prevents libsensors from crashing with a General parse error message when k8temp is also running.

Comment 15 Don Domingo 2008-11-14 00:33:22 UTC
Release note updated. If any revisions are required, please set the 
"requires_release_notes"  flag to "?" and edit the "Release Notes" field accordingly.
All revisions will be proofread by the Engineering Content Services team.

Diffed Contents:
@@ -1 +1 @@
-lm_sensors has been re-based to version 2.10.7. This update applies several upstream enhancements and bug fixes, including a fix that prevents libsensors from crashing with a General parse error message when k8temp is also running.+lm_sensors has been re-based to version 2.10.7. This update applies several upstream enhancements and bug fixes, including a fix that prevents libsensors from crashing with a General parse error message when k8temp is also loaded.

Comment 20 errata-xmlrpc 2009-01-20 20:46:07 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/RHBA-2009-0072.html


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