SUSE-RU-2017:2724-1: moderate: Recommended update for mdadm

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mdadm
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2017:2724-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1003568 #1009954 #1020405 #1031452 #1032802 
                    #1047183 #953595 #966773 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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   An update that has 8 recommended fixes can now be installed.

Description:


   This update for mdadm fixes the following issues:

   - Fix superblock's max_dev when adding a new disk in linear array.
     (bsc#1032802)
   - Avoid error message if component devices contain hyphen in name.
     (bsc#1031452)
   - Fix misleading error code returned by mdadm --detail on inactive arrays.
     (bsc#966773, bsc#1020405)
   - Fix "Insufficient head-space for reshape" error. (bsc#953595)
   - Do not assign numbers to missing raid disks when printing information to
     avoid duplication and confusion. (bsc#1047183)
   - Only issue change events for kernels older than 2.6.28, preventing a
     race condition that could lead to broken symbolic links against /dev/mdX
     devices. (bsc#1003568)
   - Fix handling of MD arrays with devices that have been assigned very
     large minor numbers. This affects systems with more than 128 MD arrays.
     (bsc#1009954)


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-mdadm-13313=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-mdadm-13313=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):

      mdadm-3.3.1-10.13.1

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

      mdadm-debuginfo-3.3.1-10.13.1
      mdadm-debugsource-3.3.1-10.13.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1003568
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1009954
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1020405
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1031452
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032802
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047183
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/953595
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/966773