Oracle® Linux 8
Release Notes for Oracle Linux 8.4
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F41354-08
March 2022
Abstract
Oracle® Linux 8: Release Notes for Oracle Linux 8.4 provides information about the new features and known issues in the Oracle Linux 8.4 release. This document may be updated after it is released.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1 Available Architectures
- 2 Availability of Oracle Linux 8 Images on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
- 3 Shipped Kernels
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4 New Features and Changes
- 4.1 Installation
- 4.2 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel Release 6
- 4.3 Red Hat Compatible Kernel
- 4.4 Extended Berkeley Packet Filter
- 4.5 Software Management
- 4.6 GCC Toolset 10 Updates
- 4.7 Database
- 4.8 Dynamic Programming Languages, Web, and Database Servers
- 4.9 File Systems and Storage
- 4.10 High Availability and Clusters
- 4.11 Infrastructure Services
- 4.12 Networking
- 4.13 Security
- 4.14 Web Console Includes Graphical Performance Analysis Capability
- 4.15 Compatibility
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5 Known Issues
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5.1 Installation and Upgrade Issues
- 5.1.1 "Warning: The unit file, source configuration file or drop-ins of pmlogger.service changed on disk. Run 'systemctl daemon-reload' to reload units" warning during upgrade
- 5.1.2 "Line references path below legacy directory /var/run/, updating /var/run/*; please update the tmpfiles.d/ drop-in file accordingly" message during upgrade
- 5.1.3 Installation on Oracle 6.4 TB NVMe SSD device fails because mkfs.xfs cannot mount file system
- 5.1.4 "/sbin/ldconfig: /lib64/libsmbldap.so.2 is not a symbolic link" messages returned during upgrade
- 5.1.5 Installer automatically enables Ethernet over USB network interface during a PXE installation
- 5.1.6 Interactive text-based installation wizard unable to complete when an alternate language is selected
- 5.1.7 Graphical installation program fails to produce error when unacceptable Kdump value is entered
- 5.1.8 Graphical installation program does not display the reserved memory that is manually set for Kdump
- 5.1.9 Scriptlet-related error for microcode_ctl may be encountered during upgrade
- 5.1.10 rhnreg_ks register command may fail if python3-rhn-virtualization-host package is installed
- 5.1.11 Presence of beignet package could result in dependency issue when upgrading to Oracle Linux 8.4
- 5.1.12 ULN registration wizard not displayed on first boot after an installation
- 5.1.13 Graphics controller requirements for an installation on an Oracle VM VirtualBox guest
- 5.1.14 Spurious "hwcap directive ignored" messages appear during upgrade and when running ldconfig
- 5.1.15 Systemd daemon reload messages during system update of gssproxy package
- 5.2 Removing container-selinux package might also remove the selinux-policy-targeted package
- 5.3 Running dnf update glusterfs-* fails to upgrade previously installed packages
- 5.4 Updating libss package might fail if libss-devel package is installed
- 5.5 Options for configuring disk cache characteristics during VM creation unavailable in web console
- 5.6 ACPI error messages displayed on Dell EMC PowerEdge Server during boot
- 5.7 Oracle Linux 8 does not recognize SAS controllers on older Oracle Sun hardware
- 5.8 File System Issues
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5.9 Kernel Issues
- 5.9.1 Default kernel for KVM guest snapshots might not be interchangeable
- 5.9.2 KVM guests boot with "amd64_edac_mod: Unknown symbol" errors on AMD 64-bit platforms
- 5.9.3 Output of modinfo command does not show Retpoline support
- 5.9.4 Kdump might fail on some AMD hardware
- 5.9.5 Limitations of the LVM dm-writecache caching method
- 5.10 tracepath6 command does not correctly parse destination IPv6 address
- 5.11 Running nohup prevents ssh command from executing
- 5.12 Restarting firewalld service results in SSH connection timeout
- 5.13 Error: "mcelog service does not support this processor"
- 5.14 Power button defaults to ACPI Suspend mode
- 5.15 Podman Issues
- 5.16 TLS 1.3 not supported for NSS in FIPS Mode
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5.1 Installation and Upgrade Issues
- 6 Installation and Availability
- 7 Release-Specific Information for Oracle Linux 8.4 (aarch64)
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A Package Changes from the Upstream Release
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A.1 Changes to Binary Packages
- A.1.1 Added Binary Packages for BaseOS by Oracle
- A.1.2 Added Binary Packages for AppStream by Oracle
- A.1.3 Modified BaseOS Binary Packages
- A.1.4 Modified Binary Packages for CodeReady Linux Builder by Oracle
- A.1.5 Modified AppStream Binary Packages
- A.1.6 Removed BaseOS Binary Packages
- A.1.7 Removed AppStream Binary Packages
- A.2 Changes to Source Packages
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A.1 Changes to Binary Packages