SUSE-RU-2016:0993-1: 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-2016:0993-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #888378 #933282 #935312 #940431 #941405 #941954 
                    #943157 #947845 #948929 #956349 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that has 10 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

   - Do not switch paths on empty multipath tables. (bsc#956349)
   - Fix hang in 'multipath -f'. (bsc#941954)
   - Add LIO-ORG/SUSE RBD backend hardware defaults. (bsc#947845)
   - Do not treat 'transport-offline' paths as 'offline'. (bsc#888378)
   - Call get_uid() for all paths in libmultipath. (bsc#935312)
   - Revert patch 'Handle blocked FC rports'. (bsc#941405, bsc#940431)
   - Reset alias if renaming fails. (bsc#943157)
   - Wrong sysfs attribute used for iSCSI settings. (bsc#948929)
   - Fix 'DM_DEVICE_RELOAD' handling in libmultipath. (bsc#933282)


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-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-multipath-tools-12503=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp4-multipath-tools-12503=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-multipath-tools-12503=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-112.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-112.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      kpartx-0.4.9-112.1
      multipath-tools-0.4.9-112.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.4.9-112.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.4.9-112.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/888378
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/933282
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/935312
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/940431
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941405
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941954
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/943157
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/947845
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/948929
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/956349