Fedora 16 Update: kexec-tools-2.0.2-29.fc16

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2011-12446
2011-09-10 18:51:00
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Name        : kexec-tools
Product     : Fedora 16
Version     : 2.0.2
Release     : 29.fc16
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 proper systemd scriptlets.
Add some memory debugging feature
and rename mkdumprd2 to mkdumpramfs.
Fall back to the old mkdumprd
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #716994 - Provide native systemd unit file
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716994
  [ 2 ] Bug #731395 - Add debugging feature to kexec-tools
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731395
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This update can be installed with the "yum" update program.  Use 
su -c 'yum update kexec-tools' at the command line.
For more information, refer to "Managing Software with yum",
available at http://docs.fedoraproject.org/yum/.

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