Recommended update for grub2
This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:
- Add configuration option ($SUSE_CMDLINE_XENEFI) to set command line options for
the EFI Xen loader. (bsc#957383)
- Fix failure to boot s390x guests when the root file system is on btrfs and spans
multiple disks. (bsc#960776)
- Support booting installer media as PV DomU. (bsc#926795)
- Backport upstream patches for HyperV Gen2 TSC timer calibration without RTC.
(bsc#904647, bsc#962182)
- Prevents "attempt to seek outside of the file" error when parsing xen ELF notes, preventing XEN guests to boot when
using kernel-xen-3.12.53-60.30.1
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-12-SP1:Update update project.
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Submitted by
Michael Chang (michael-chang)
Fixed bugs
bnc#926795
boot of opensuse installer as PV DomU, pvgrub2 binary fails to find grub configfile, missing linuxefi/initrdefi commands
bnc#957383
request GRUB2 config option to set needed EFI loader options/flags
bnc#962182
L3: Hyper-V gen2 SLES VM: cannot boot to rescue disk
bnc#960776
Guest unable to boot if rootfs is on btrfs and spans multiple disks
bnc#904647
grub2 fails to offer UI in hyper-v gen2 EFI firmware
bnc#968721
VM restarts after grub menu item is executed
