Kernel update: Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch 67.0 for Virtuozzo 7.0.4 HF3 to 7.0.7 HF3¶

1. Overview¶

The cumulative Virtuozzo ReadyKernel patch was updated with stability fixes. The patch applies to Virtuozzo kernels 3.10.0-514.16.1.vz7.30.10 (7.0.4 HF3) to 3.10.0-693.21.1.vz7.48.2 (7.0.7 HF3).

2. Bug Fixes¶

• It was discovered that a special sequence of operations involving NFS server in a container with FEATURES=’nfsd=on’ could crash the host kernel. (PSBM-90024)

• Asynchronous discard requests could fail with EIO because ploop did not properly align them. (PSBM-90052)

3. Installing the Update¶

Download, install, and immediately apply the patch to the current kernel by running ‘readykernel update’.

4. References¶

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-30.15-67.0-1.vl7/

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-33.22-67.0-1.vl7/

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-37.30-67.0-1.vl7/

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-40.4-67.0-1.vl7/

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-43.10-67.0-1.vl7/

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-46.7-67.0-1.vl7/

• https://readykernel.com/patch/Virtuozzo-7/readykernel-patch-48.2-67.0-1.vl7/

The JSON file with the list of new and updated packages is available at https://docs.virtuozzo.com/vza/VZA-2018-084.json.