Fedora 8 Update: kexec-tools-1.102pre-6.fc8

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2008-2367
2008-03-13 05:49:19
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Name        : kexec-tools
Product     : Fedora 8
Version     : 1.102pre
Release     : 6.fc8
URL         : []
Summary     : The kexec/kdump userspace component.
Description :
kexec-tools provides /sbin/kexec binary that facilitates a new
kernel to boot using the kernel's kexec feature either on a
normal or a panic reboot. This package contains the /sbin/kexec
binary and ancillary utilities that together form the userspace
component of the kernel's kexec feature.

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Update Information:

fix for ppc64 devtrees
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ChangeLog:

* Mon Mar 10 2008 Neil Horman <nhorman at redhat.com> - 1.102pre-6
- Fix ppc64 devtree naming (bz 436740)
* Thu Feb 28 2008 Neil Horman <nhorman at redhat.com> - 1.102pre-5
- Readding ability for ppc to boot 64 bit kernel (bz 405341)
* Fri Feb 22 2008 Neil Horman <nhorman at redhat.com> - 1.102pre-4
- Fix ppc buffer overflow (bz 428684)
* Wed Jan  2 2008 Neil Horman <nhorman at redhat.com> - 1.102pre-3
- Fix ARCH placement in kdump init script (bz 427201)
- Fix BuildRequires
- Fix Makedumpfile to build with new libelf
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #436740 - kexec doesn't work on PS3
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=436740
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