Recommended update for md_monitor

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for md_monitor
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2015:2134-1
Rating: moderate
References: #839559 #876830 #914035 #920563
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12

  • An update that has four recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update provides md_monitor 5.3, which brings the following fixes:

    - Skip devices not in state 'online'. (bsc#920563)
    - Open MD device nodes read-only.
    - Skip uninitialized devices during scanning.
    - Fixup locking in dasd_monitor_thread. (bsc#839559)
    - Terminate string when reading from sysfs.
    - Use MD name in lookup_md_alias. (bsc#876830)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:
      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2015-907=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (s390x):
      • md_monitor-5.3-2.3.1
      • md_monitor-debuginfo-5.3-2.3.1
      • md_monitor-debugsource-5.3-2.3.1

    References: