Bug 687857 - Misleading warnings "Secure data flag unsupported by kernel."
Summary: Misleading warnings "Secure data flag unsupported by kernel."
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: lvm2
Version: 6.3
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: LVM and device-mapper development team
QA Contact: Corey Marthaler
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2011-03-15 15:34 UTC by Milan Broz
Modified: 2013-03-01 04:10 UTC (History)
10 users (show)

Fixed In Version: lvm2-2.02.83-3.el6
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2011-05-19 14:27:28 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2011:0772 0 normal SHIPPED_LIVE lvm2 bug fix and enhancement update 2011-05-18 18:08:31 UTC

Description Milan Broz 2011-03-15 15:34:44 UTC 
Description of problem:
if cryptsetup is used with older kernel, it will print these warnings:

# cryptsetup luksClose x
WARNING: Secure data flag unsupported by kernel.  Buffers will not be wiped after use.

This warning should be at least moved to verbose level, it is common situation that only userspace is updated.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
lvm2-2.02.83-2.el6.x86_64
Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2011-05-19 14:27:28 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-2011-0772.html
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