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Previously, the file utility did not contain a "magic" pattern to detect the swap signature on Itanium microprocessors. As a consequence, the file utility was unable to detect the signature. This update adds the missing "magic" pattern, and the swap signature on Itanium microprocessors is detected as expected.
same on RHEL6.2
file-5.04-11.el6
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #758105 +++
Description of problem:
$ file swapfile
swapfile: data
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
file-4.17-19
How reproducible:
always
Steps to Reproduce:
on ia64
# dd if=/dev/zero of=swapfile bs=1M count=1
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
1048576 bytes (1.0 MB) copied, 0.00402347 s, 261 MB/s
# mkswap swapfile
mkswap: swapfile: warning: don't erase bootbits sectors
on whole disk. Use -f to force.
Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 1020 KiB
no label, UUID=363cf4f4-f0f5-4db6-8337-0f5f18479cae
# file swapfile
swapfile:data
Expected results:
something similar to x86_64/i386
swapfile: Linux/i386 swap file (new style) 1 (4K pages) size 255 pages
swapfile attached
--- Additional comment from ksrot on 2011-11-29 06:12:32 EST ---
Created attachment 537890[details]
ia64 swapfile
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New Contents:
Cause: File didn't have magic pattern to detect swap signature on ia64.
Consequence: File was not able to detect swap on ia64.
Fix: Magic pattern for ia64 swap has been added.
Result: Swap on ia64 is detected as expected.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2012-0391.html