SUSE-RU-2016:1043-1: 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-2016:1043-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #924316 #926588 #933282 #933885 #935312 #941954 
                    #943157 #946658 #947845 #954726 #956349 #969857 
                    #972329 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
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   An update that has 13 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:


   This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

   - Fix error return in store_path(). (bsc#972329)
   - Fix overzealous warning 'empty device number'. (bsc#969857)
   - Fix queueing mode in 'show maps status'. (bsc#933885)
   - Fix 'DM_DEVICE_RELOAD' handling in libmultipath. (bsc#933282)
   - Fix hang in 'multipath -f'. (bsc#941954)
   - Block checkerloop during reconfiguration. (bsc#946658)
   - Don't buffer output with systemd. (bsc#954726)
   - Do not forward partition events. (bsc#954726)
   - Improve uxlsnr handling in libmultipath. (bsc#954726)
   - Do not realloc memory in uxlsnr. (bsc#954726)
   - Call get_uid() for all paths in libmultipath. (bsc#935312)
   - Do not switch paths on empty multipath tables. (bsc#956349)
   - Use find_path_by_dev() where possible. (bsc#924316)
   - Ensure 'dev_t' is set when store paths. (bsc#924316)
   - Do not store paths with empty dev_t. (bsc#924316)
   - Do not store paths with empty device name. (bsc#924316)
   - Fix handling of sysfs_set_rport_tmo. (bsc#926588)
   - Add LIO-ORG/SUSE RBD backend hardware defaults. (bsc#947845)
   - Reset alias if renaming fails. (bsc#943157)


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 Software Development Kit 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-2016-621=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2016-621=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-2016-621=1

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


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-devel-0.5.0-42.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kpartx-0.5.0-42.7.1
      kpartx-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-42.7.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 (x86_64):

      kpartx-0.5.0-42.7.1
      kpartx-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.5.0-42.7.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.5.0-42.7.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/924316
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/926588
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/933282
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/933885
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/935312
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/941954
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/943157
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/946658
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/947845
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/954726
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/956349
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/969857
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/972329