SUSE-RU-2014:1687-1: moderate: Recommended update for multipath-tools

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for multipath-tools
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:1687-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #750110 #865577 #885395 #887608 #888453 #889614 
                    #889927 #890188 #890998 #896910 #898427 #901091 
                    #901809 #904667 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that has 14 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This collective update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

       * Check for valid DM_DEVICE_INFO before proceeding (bsc#888453)
       * Fix hang during bootup (bsc#750110)
       * Use a default dev_loss_tmo of 600 (bsc#889927)
       * Allow for empty SCSI revision (bsc#889614)
       * Ignore devices when sysfs_get_tgt_nodename fails (bsc#885395)
       * Skip USB devices during discovery (bsc#865577)
       * Revert commit 'Blacklist HP Virtual devices' (bsc#885395)
       * Backport cookie handling fixes (bsc#890188)
       * Fix thread count increase over time (bsc#896910)
       * Handle more than 256 loop devices in kpartx (bsc#898427)
       * Do not flush I/O for DM_DEVICE_CREATE (bsc#901809)
       * Unwrap dev_loss_tmo logic in libmultipath (bsc#887608)
       * Fix verbosity on map remove in multipathd (bsc#901091)
       * Reload map if reinstate failed (bsc#904667)
       * Do not remove paths without uevents (bnc#890998)


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 11 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kpartx-10089

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-kpartx-10089

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-kpartx-10089

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-0.105.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.105.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-0.105.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.105.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-0.105.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-0.105.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750110
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=865577
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=885395
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=887608
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=888453
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889614
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=889927
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=890188
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=890998
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896910
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=898427
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901091
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=901809
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=904667
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=48b08d1f6b3e2b4911e6894370f53a65