For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7#1, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8#2 or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9#3, you can update a kernel package or apply an OS update package while HDLM is installed.
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This applies to combinations of kernel versions for which a version upgrade can be performed while HDLM is installed. These combinations are those for which Y is indicated in Table 3.
For the combinations for which N is indicated in Table 3, follow the procedures described in When using Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, Oracle Linux 7, Oracle Linux 8, Oracle Linux 9, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
To upgrade the version of the kernel that does not support the retpoline method to a version that supports the retpoline method, perform the procedure described in the notes of Updating kernel packages and applying OS update packages.
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This applies to combinations of kernel versions for which a version upgrade can be performed while HDLM is installed. These combinations are those for which Y is indicated in Table 4.
For the combinations for which N is indicated in Table 4, follow the procedures described in When using Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, Oracle Linux 7, Oracle Linux 8, Oracle Linux 9, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
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This applies to combinations of kernel versions for which a version upgrade can be performed while HDLM is installed. These combinations are those for which Y is indicated in Table 5.
For the combinations for which N is indicated in Table 5, follow the procedures described in When using Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel, Oracle Linux 7, Oracle Linux 8, Oracle Linux 9, or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.