SUSE-RU-2014:0164-1: Recommended update for mdadm

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mdadm
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2014:0164-1
Rating:             low
References:         #749353 #772163 #773010 #790732 #797116 #799939 
                    #806508 #808302 #808647 #808893 #808965 #812538 
                    #812920 #814770 #815778 #816382 #817587 #817805 
                    #817841 #819725 #819930 #820146 #820377 #821146 
                    #821861 #821934 #822149 #827013 #828436 #839559 
                    #840526 #841796 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that has 32 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for mdadm provides many fixes and enhancements:

   * Clarify connection between action=re-add and bitmaps
   in mdadm.conf.5. (bnc#773010)
   * Add documentation for --data-offset flag for Create
   and Grow. (bnc#812920, bnc#820377)
   * Improve locking between multiple concurrent mdadm
   instances. (bnc#790732)
   * Fix race condition when multiple "mdadm -A devname"
   run in parallel. (bnc#749353)
   * Various performance improvements for mdadm.
   (bnc#790732)
   * Remove partitions from device when included in an
   'external' array. (bnc#817841)
   * Allow mdadm to create arrays with more than 1000
   devices. (bnc#819930)
   * Don't wait so long when creating arrays. (bnc#816382)
   * Don't assemble the same array with two different
   names. (bnc#828436)
   * Fix size handling for RAID0 arrays during reshape.
   (bnc#821934)
   * Allow array to be stopped using the kernel name.
   (bnc#821861)
   * Retry failed removes in mdadm. (bnc#808647)
   * imsm: Do not finish migration if there are no failed
   disks. (bnc#815778)
   * imsm: Ensure a rebuild started in OROM completes in
   md. (bnc#815778)
   * imsm: Allow IMSM arrays greater than 2TB to work.
   (bnc#797116)

   The update also includes md_monitor 5.0 which fixes the
   following issues:

   * Fix incorrect disk detach on arrays with lots of
   DASDs. (bnc#827013)
   * Fix locking sequence in reset_mirror(). (bnc#840526)
   * Do not call ioctl on timeout to avoid blocking.
   (bnc#839559)
   * Fix typo in discover_md_components. (bnc#841796)
   * Return correct length for status messages.
   (bnc#817805)
   * Reset ioctl flags when re-starting monitor.
   (bnc#817805)
   * Enable the corresponding short option for
   '--open-file-limits' (-O num) and '--process-limit' (-P
   num). (bnc#822149)
   * Improve documentation for the option "-a,
   --adjust-timeout". (bnc#821146)
   * Update of the MD Mirror documentation in "How to
   operate a disk mirrored target with SUSE". (bnc#772163)
   * Fix segmentation fault caused by reference count
   issue. (bnc#819725)
   * Increase the number of open files to 4096.
   (bnc#820146)
   * Fix automatic re-adding of DASD(s) after channel
   path(s) come back online. (bnc#808647)
   * Terminate and don't hold arrays open when an ioctl
   fails. (bnc#812538)
   * Fix an issue where "mdadm --wait" returns while it is
   still in recovery. (bnc#817587)
   * Use correct buffer size when sending messages.
   (bnc#814770)
   * Do not set the slot number to -1. (bnc#799939)
   * Fix incorrect RAID status for RAID 10 mdraid
   (bnc#806508)
   * Fix scalability issues when using more than 1000
   disks. (bnc#808965)
   * Fix option -m in long I/O test scenario on s390x
   RAID10. (bnc#808893)
   * Correctly restart I/O according to the timeout in
   long I/O scenario. (bnc#808302)


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 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-mdadm-8778

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-mdadm-8778

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-mdadm-8778

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      mdadm-3.2.2-0.47.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      mdadm-3.2.2-0.47.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):

      mdadm-3.2.2-0.47.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.novell.com/749353
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/772163
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/773010
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/790732
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/797116
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/799939
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/806508
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/808302
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/808647
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/808893
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/808965
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/812538
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/812920
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/814770
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/815778
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/816382
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/817587
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/817805
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/817841
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/819725
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/819930
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/820146
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/820377
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/821146
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/821861
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/821934
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/822149
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/827013
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/828436
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/839559
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/840526
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/841796
   http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=5c057cfba3175a33f593958006819198



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