[ol8_u1_baseos_base] kexec-tools-2.0.19-12.0.1.el8.x86_64

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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• Wed Nov 06 2019 Edward Leung <edward.leung@oracle.com> - 2.0.19-12.0.1

  - change makedumpfile fixed size buffer for VMCOREINFO [Orabug: 29870551]
  - 99kdumpbase: Do not append ip=<devname>:dhcp if ip=dhcp is present [Orabug: 29518713]
  - rebase kexec-tools-2.0.8-dracut-module-setup-ibft-avoid-dup-config.patch [Orabug: 28872281]
  - don't patch files in SOURCES directory. That breaks building from the srpm (dave.kleikamp@oracle.com)
  - dracut-module-setup: avoid duplicate config for ibft [Orabug: 22780125]
  - kdumpctl: exclude default_hugepagesz setting from kdump kernel cmdline
    (Sriharsha Yadagudde) [Orabug: 19134999]
  - kdumpctl: verify if kernel support securelevel interface
    (Sriharsha Yadagudde) [Orabug: 18905671]

• Fri Aug 09 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-12

  - Don't forward and drop journalctl logs for fadump

• Mon Aug 05 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-11

  - Drop switch root capability for non fadump initramfs

• Mon Aug 05 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-10

  - Forward logs in kdump kernel to console directly

• Fri Jul 19 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-9

  - kexec/arm64: Add support for handling zlib compressed (Image.gz) image
  - kexec/kexec-zlib.h: Add 'is_zlib_file()' helper function
  - kexec-uImage-arm64.c: Fix return value of uImage_arm64_probe()
  - kexec/kexec.c: Add the missing close() for fd used for kexec_file_load()

• Sun Jul 14 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-8

  - kdump.sysconfig/x86_64: Disable HEST by default

• Mon Jun 17 2019 Kairui Song <kasong@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-7

  - dracut-kdump-capture.service: Use OnFailureJobMode instead of deprecated OnFailureIsolate

• Wed Jun 12 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-6

  - kexec-kdump-howto.txt: Add notes about device dump
  - Disable device dump by default

• Mon Jun 10 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-5

  - kdumpctl: check for ssh path availability when rebuild
  - kdumpctl: Check kdump.conf for error when rebuild is called
  - makedumpfile: x86_64: Add support for AMD Secure Memory Encryption
  - aarch64/kdump.sysconfig: Make config options similar to x86_64

• Mon May 27 2019 Pingfan Liu <piliu@redhat.com> - 2.0.19-4

  - kexec-kdump-howto.txt: Add document about encrypted targets
  - kexec-kdump-howto.txt: Add document about initramfs rebiuld
  - kexec-kdump-howto: Add note on setting correct value of kptr_restrict
  - doc: fix dead links in the file kexec-kdump-howto.txt
  - earlykdump: provide a prompt message after the rebuilding of kdump initramfs.
  - Get rid of duplicated strip_comments when reading config
  - mkdumprd: Improve the config reading logic
  - kdumpctl: don't always rebuild when extra_modules is set
  - kdumpctl: follow symlink when checking for modified files
  - fadump: leverage kernel support to re-regisgter FADump