Oracle Linux 6.3 release of the Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel has been improved/enhanced by Oracle in several areas, including bug fixes and extended functionality. All of these modifications have been contributed back upstream and are available in mainline Linux.
- Bug Fixes added by
Oracle Linux 6.3 :
Fix __put_nfs_open_context() NULL pointer panic [orabug 12687646]
Fix scsi hotplug and rescan race [orabug 10260172]
Fix filp_close() race [orabug 10335998]
Fix missing aio_complete() in end_io [orabug 10365195]
Make xenkbd.abs_pointer=1 by default [orabug 67188919]
Check to see if hypervisor supports memory reservation change [orabug 7556514]
Enable entropy for bnx2,bnx2x,e1000e,igb,ixgb,ixgbe,ixgbevf [orabug 10315433]
Add xen pv netconsole support [orabug 6993043] [bz 7258]
shrink_zone patch [orabug 6086839]
Fix aacraid not to reset during kexec [orabug 8516042]
Patch rds to 1.4.2-20 [orabug 9471572, 9344105]
Fix BUG_ONs to not fire when in a tasklet -RDS
Fix lockup of the tx queue - ipoib
Do not call set_page_dirty() with irqs off - RDS
Properly unmap when getting a remote access error - RDS
Fix locking in rds_send_drop_to() - RDS
Too many getattr and access calls after direct I/O [orabug 9348191]
Fix PVHVM guest with PoD crash under memory pressure [orabug 9107465]
Fix PV guest with FC HBA hang during shutdown [orabug 9764220]
Support 256GB+ memory for pv guest [orabug 9450615]
Fix overcommit memory to use percpu_counter [orabug 6124033]
Make configurable timeouts for kcs of ipmi [orabug 9752208]
Fix memory corruption - ipoib [orabug 9972346]
Patch removes limit on number of retries an aio can submit [orabug 10044782]
Do not call loop_unplug for not configured loop device [orabug 10314497]
Link detection does not work with 802.3ad bonding [orabug 12377284]