Recommended update for multipath-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:0972-1
Rating: moderate
References:
Affected Products:
  • Magnum Orchestration 7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2

An update that has 12 fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

  • Fix check for new path states, preventing double increments. (bsc#1019798)
  • Do not select sysfs prioritizer for RDAC arrays. (bsc#1004858)
  • Do not cache 'access_state' sysfs attribute. (bsc#1004858)
  • Re-use existing alias from bindings file. (bsc#1005255)
  • Set DI_SERIAL in 'multipath -ll' output. (bsc#991432)
  • Add 'need_suspend' to _dm_flush_map. (bsc#986838)
  • Ignore '-i' if find_multipaths is set. (bsc#1012910)
  • Imply '-n' if find_multipaths is set. (bsc#1012910)
  • Use weaker 'force_reload' on startup. (bsc#998906, bsc#998893, bsc#1005763, bsc#1011400)
  • Update log messages for setup_feature. (bsc#998906, bsc#998893, bsc#1005763, bsc#1011400)
  • Update feature handling. (bsc#998906, bsc#998893, bsc#1005763, bsc#1011400)
  • Reload map if not known to udev. (bsc#998906, bsc#998893, bsc#1005763, bsc#1011400)
  • Differentiate ACT_NOTHING and ACT_IMPOSSIBLE. (bsc#998906, bsc#998893, bsc#1005763, bsc#1011400)
  • Trigger uevent if nothing done. (bsc#998906, bsc#998893, bsc#1005763, bsc#1011400)
  • Re-add 'Before: lvm2-activation-early.service' to multipathd.service. (bsc#1019181)
  • Sanitize how kpartx delete partitions. (bsc#1008691)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2017-567=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2017-567=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-RPI-12-SP2-2017-567=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP2-2017-567=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-567=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-567=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-2017-567=1

Package List:

  • Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi 12-SP2 (aarch64)
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 12-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-devel-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • kpartx-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debugsource-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1
    • kpartx-0.6.2+suse20170227.714ac89-74.1

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