CentOS - Nov 2016 - C6: latest util-linux-ng dependency on kernel?

I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes.
It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new
dependency on the kernel package.

On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM
runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants to install
for
dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should be
necessary in this environment.

I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it is
still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an
unused kernel should have been required to be installed.

Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?

Cheers
Tony
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On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Tony Mountifield <tony at softins.co.uk>
wrote:
> I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes.
> It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new
> dependency on the kernel package.
>
> On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM
> runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants to
install for
> dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should be
> necessary in this environment.
>
> I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it is
> still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an
> unused kernel should have been required to be installed.
>
> Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?
>
> Cheers
> Tony
>
If you have access to it see:

 Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2016:2748-1

Corresponding CentOS announcement here:
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2016-November/022148.html

Verify that in your current kernel you don't incur in this bugzilla (I
think you are not using rlogin...):
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335670

HIH,
Gianluca

In article <CAG2kNCyjsQZ2qW_8BBLp8BH_20=JgxoEYpn9BSwZhXg7_rHBbg at
mail.gmail.com>,
Gianluca Cecchi <gianluca.cecchi at gmail.com>
wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Tony Mountifield <tony at
softins.co.uk>
> wrote:
> 
> > I am just applying the latest C6 updates to a couple of KVM Linodes.
> > It appears that the latest update of util-linux-ng has added a new
> > dependency on the kernel package.
> >
> > On these VMs, the kernel package is not normally installed, and the VM
> > runs a host-supplied kernel. But now, a "yum update" wants
to install for
> > dependencies kernel, kernel-firmware and grubby, none of which should
be
> > necessary in this environment.
> >
> > I have allowed it on one Linode and rebooted it. All seems ok and it
is
> > still running the host-supplied kernel, but it still grates that an
> > unused kernel should have been required to be installed.
> >
> > Is this an error in util-linux-ng, or a real new requirement?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Tony
> >
> 
> If you have access to it see:
> 
>  Bug Fix Advisory - RHBA-2016:2748-1
> 
> Corresponding CentOS announcement here:
>
https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2016-November/022148.html
Ah, ok. Looks like it will have to be an annoyance then.
> Verify that in your current kernel you don't incur in this bugzilla (I
> think you are not using rlogin...):
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335670
Nope, only ever ssh!

The linodes are currently running kernel 4.8.3

Tony
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