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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2016-7a0e28b12e
2016-10-31 07:34:30.242297
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Name : kexec-tools
Product : Fedora 25
Version : 2.0.13
Release : 7.fc25
URL : None
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:
- add kexec support for arm64 (bug 925630) - support x86 kaslr which is enabled
by default in F25 kernel, without this fix kdump default setup will not work on
x86_64
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #925630 - None
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=925630
[ 2 ] Bug #1377567 - None
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1377567
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade kexec-tools' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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