Bug 629715 – kernel ABI whitelist request for kspice-usb driver [Red Hat]

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Bug 629715 - kernel ABI whitelist request for kspice-usb driver [Red Hat]

Summary:	kernel ABI whitelist request for kspice-usb driver [Red Hat]

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
Sub Component:
Version:	6.1
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
Target Release:	---
Assigned To:	Jon Masters
QA Contact:	Chao Yang
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Blocks:	RHEL6.1KABI
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Reported:	2010-09-02 15:13 EDT by Jon Masters
Modified:	2017-01-17 07 EST (History)
CC List:	6 users (show)

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Fixed In Version:	kernel-2.6.32-117.el6
Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2011-05-23 16:50:40 EDT
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Attachments	(Terms of Use)
kspice x86_64 kernel ABI symbols (1.10 KB, text/plain) 2010-09-02 15:15 EDT, Jon Masters	no flags	Details
kspice i686 kernel ABI symbols (1.09 KB, text/plain) 2010-09-02 15:15 EDT, Jon Masters	no flags	Details
ksc output containing the requested symbols (143 bytes, application/octet-stream) 2016-11-25 07:57 EST, KABI greylists database	no flags	Details
ksc output containing the requested symbols (355 bytes, text/plain) 2017-01-09 04:53 EST, KABI greylists database	no flags	Details
ksc output containing the requested symbols (361 bytes, text/plain) 2017-01-17 07:28 EST, Martin Lacko	no flags	Details
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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2011:0542	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Important: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1 kernel security, bug fix and enhancement update	2011-05-19 07:58:07 EDT

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Description Jon Masters 2010-09-02 15:13:44 EDT

Description of problem:

We are shipping a kspice-usb driver on the RHEL6.0 Supplementary media. This driver is not currently in-tree, though it may be in due course. Of the 70 symbols required by that module in the current instance, the following symbols are not on the approved whitelists and would, ideally, be added to aid in our packaging and distribution of this module (both x86_64 and i686 have been checked and are the only targets required):

bus_register_notifier
bus_unregister_notifier
usb_free_urb
usb_get_urb
usb_register_driver
vmalloc_to_pfn

Note that usb_alloc_urb is already on the whitelist. The exact ABI use of these drivers for i686 and x86_64 is attached to this bug.

Jon.

Comment 1 Jon Masters 2010-09-02 15:15:03 EDT

Created attachment 442704 [details]
kspice x86_64 kernel ABI symbols

Comment 2 Jon Masters 2010-09-02 15:15:28 EDT

Created attachment 442705 [details]
kspice i686 kernel ABI symbols

Comment 6 RHEL Product and Program Management 2010-10-04 21:56:18 EDT

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 9 Jon Masters 2011-02-10 00:48:40 EST

The following symbols were added to the kABI:

bus_register_notifier
bus_unregister_notifier
usb_free_urb
usb_get_urb
usb_register_driver

This one was denied by engineering review:

vmalloc_to_pfn

Jon.

Comment 10 Aristeu Rozanski 2011-02-18 17:31:10 EST

Patch(es) available on kernel-2.6.32-117.el6

Comment 12 Aristeu Rozanski 2011-02-18 17:33:51 EST

Patch(es) available on kernel-2.6.32-117.el6

Comment 16 Jon Masters 2011-03-08 01:45:17 EST

We need to update the kabi-whitelists package prior to RHEL6.1 release with these updates. Thanks for reminding me - it will be post-beta at this stage.

Jon.

Comment 17 Jon Masters 2011-03-08 01:47:53 EST

See #682967

Comment 18 Chao Yang 2011-03-08 01:59:02 EST

Verified on kernel-2.6.32-118.el6, move status to verified.

Comment 19 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-23 16:50:40 EDT

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-2011-0542.html

Comment 20 KABI greylists database 2016-11-25 07:57:21 EST

Created attachment 1224302 [details]
ksc output containing the requested symbols

Comment 21 KABI greylists database 2017-01-09 04:53 EST

Created attachment 1238610 [details]
ksc output containing the requested symbols

Comment 22 Martin Lacko 2017-01-17 07:28 EST

Created attachment 1241744 [details]
ksc output containing the requested symbols

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