v2.7.1

For Linux kernel version: 4.19

Changes of existing tools:

• zkey: Enhance file read/write error handling
• cmsfs-fuse: Write more than a single line in linefeed mode
• zpcictl: Add warning for unsupported operations
• zipl: Use the BLS "title" field as the IPL section name

Bug Fixes:

• cmsfs-fuse: Fix iconv buffer aliasing
• cmsfs-fuse: Fix memory leak in cmsfs_rename()
• fdasd: Fix possible integer overflow
• fdasd: Fix resource leak in fdasd_parse_conffile()
• zdev: Fix memory leak in misc_readlink()
• dasdinfo: Display error messages on stderr
• zkey: Include /sbin into PATH when executing commands
• Makefile: Fix parallel build
• GCC8 warning fixes across the board for:
  cmsfs-fuse, dasdinfo, dasdview, dump2tar, fdasd, hmcdrvfs, hyptop,
  ip_watcher, libvmdump, libvtoc, lsqeth, lszcrypt, qethqoat, zdev, zdsfs,
  zgetdump, zipl, zpcictl

v2.7.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.19

Add new tool:

• zcryptctl: Add zcryptctl for multiple zcrypt node management
• zpcictl: Add zpcictl for reporting defective PCI devices

Changes of existing tools:

• qethqoat: Add OSA-Express7S support
• lszcrypt: Add support for alternative zcrypt device drivers
• zfcpdump: Add install script for zfcpdump
• zipl: Make zipl work with XFS by using the FIEMAP mapping ioctl

Bug Fixes:

• lstape: Fix output with SCSI lin_tape and multiple paths to same unit
• lstape: Fix output without SCSI generic (sg)
• lsluns: Fix to prevent error messages if there are non-zfcp SCSI devices
• lstape: Fix to prevent error messages if there are non-zfcp SCSI devices
• lstape: Fix description of --type and filter for channel tapes
• lstape: Fix SCSI output description in man page
• lstape: Fix SCSI HBA CCW device bus-ID e.g. for virtio-scsi-ccw
• Direct --help and --version output to stdout for several tools
• osasnmpd: Start without real OSA devices

v2.6.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.18

Add new tool:

• zkey: Add zkey-cryptsetup tool

Changes of existing tools:

• netboot: add BOOTIF support

Bug Fixes:

• mon_procd: fix parsing of /proc//stat
• netboot: Include compressed kernel modules in initramfs
• netboot: Send client architecture and handle path prefix

v2.5.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.17

Changes of existing tools:

• zdev: Add support for reading firmware configuration files
• zipl: Add BootLoaderSpec support
• scripts: Add script to switch zipl config to a BootLoaderSpec setup

Bug Fixes:

• lsluns: Print a message if no adapter or port exists

s390-tools-2.4.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.16

Changes of existing tools:

• dbginfo: Gather nvme related data
• zipl: Rewrite helper script in C
• libutil: Add function util_strstrip
• libvmcp: Introduce libvmcp
• zipl: Extend DASD stand-alone dumpers to drop zero pages
• zgetdump: Add verbose option
• zgetdump: Add 'Dump file size' field for zgetdump -i output
• cpumf: Add IBM z14 ZR1 to the CPU Measurement Facility model list
• zkey: Add build dependency to OpenSSL (libcrypto)
• zkey: Add keystore implementation

Bug Fixes:

• hmcdrvfs: fix parsing of link count >= 1000
• zgetdump: Avoid Segfault on processing dumps with memory limit
• chreipl: correct fcp reipl sysfs write sequence
• udev: Replace WAIT_FOR with TEST keyword

s390-tools-2.3.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.15

Changes of existing tools:

• lscpumf: Add support for IBM z14 hardware counters
• libdasd: Introduce libdasd and use for dasd tools
• zipl: Always build and link without PIE

Bug Fixes:

• zgetdump: Fix handling of DASD multi-volume dump for partitions above 4 GB
• zdev: Fix zdev dracut module aborting on unknown root device

s390-tools-2.2.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.14

Removed tools:

• lsmem/chmem: Moved to util-linux >= 2.30

Changes of existing tools:

• lszcrypt: Add CEX6S support
• cpuplugd/mon_tools: Improve systemctl start error handling
• systemd: Install also the unit configuration files

Bug Fixes:

• build process: Fix parallel build for libutil
• cpi: Add missing Install section to service unit
• lsluns: Do not scan (all) if filters match nothing
• lsluns: Enhance usage statement and man page
• zdev: Use correct path to vmcp binary
• ziomon: Re-add missing line in ziomon_fcpconf
• ziomon: Fix non-zero return code in ziomon_util
• zipl: Remove invalid dasdview command line option

s390-tools-2.1.0

For Linux kernel version: 4.13

Added new tools:

• netboot: Scripts for building a PXE-style netboot image for KVM
• 90-cpi.rules/cpictl: New udev rule to update CPI when KVM is used

Changes of existing tools:

• lsqeth/zdev: Add VNIC Characteristics support

Bug Fixes:

• chzcrypt: Corrected handling of insufficient permissions
• cpacfstats: Add size setting to perf event
• fdasd: Skip partition check with the force option
• ttyrun: Fix deprecated BindTo usage in [email protected]
• lszcrypt: Fix core dump caused by stack overwrite
• lszcrypt: Fix random domain printout when no config available
• zdev: Fix segfault with unknown qeth attribute
• zdev: Fix IPv6 NDP proxy description
• zdev: Fix zdev dracut module temp file location
• zkey: Correctly detect abbreviated commands
• zkey: Validate XTS key: ignore domain and card
• zkey: Use octal values instead of S_IRWX* constants
• zkey: Properly set umask to prohibit permissions to group and others
• zkey: Add -ldl to LDLIBS (not LDFLAGS)
• znetconf: Re-add missing line in lsznet.raw
• Fix several gcc 7 warnings

s390-tools-2.0.0

Publish the s390-tools package under the MIT license with the same contents as the already available s390-tools-1.39.0.