Fedora 18 Update: kexec-tools-2.0.3-58.fc18

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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2012-16912
2012-10-26 19:15:39
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Name        : kexec-tools
Product     : Fedora 18
Version     : 2.0.3
Release     : 58.fc18
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:

pull in two patches from upstream
bug fixes, persistent device name handling
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References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #865162 - kexec-tools update needed
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865162
  [ 2 ] Bug #849650 - add kdump support for efi boot system
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849650
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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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