SUSE-RU-2018:1201-1: 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-2018:1201-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1055949 #1056526 #1057820 #1060616 #1066376 
                    #1066893 #1069037 #1073319 #1073622 #1074013 
                    #1075539 #1076828 #1086237 #1088801 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
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   An update that has 14 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for multipath-tools provides the following fixes:

   - Multiple fixes for NVMe:
     * libmultipath: hwtable: Change default dm-multipath
       path_grouping_policy for FC-NVMe from 'failover' to 'multibus'.
       (bsc#1073319)
     * libmultipath: Increase path product_id/rev field size for NVMe.
       (bsc#1073319)
     * libmultipath: hwtable: no_path_retry="queue" for NetApp NVMe.
       (bsc#1073319)
     * hwtable: Set 'none' as default checker for NVMe. (bsc#1057820)
     * libmultipath/discovery: Modify NVMe path states. (bsc#1057820)
     * discovery: Sanitize NVMe discovery. (bsc#1057820)
     * libmultipath: Avoid error messages when detecting NVMe devices.
       (bsc#1057820)
     * multipath.rules: Handle NVMe devices correctly. (bsc#1076828)
     * Add 'none' checker. (bsc#1057820)
   - libmultipath: Make sure the partition_delimiter configuration option is
     respected. (bsc#1056526)
   - kpartx: Fix the creation of a wrong symlink after setting multipath
     alias for root device. (bsc#1073622)
   - libmultipath: Prefer RDAC checker with detect_checker. (bsc#1055949)
   - libmultipath/propsel: Select ALUA prioritizer for RDAC arrays only.
     (bsc#1075539)
   - kpartx.rules: Fix by-id/scsi-* for user_friendly_names. (bsc#1066893)
   - kpartx-compat.rules: Re-add the "scsi-mpatha" links for compatibility.
     (bsc#1086237)
   - libmultipath: Fix unit to seconds in log message for checker timeout.
     (bsc#1069037)
   - libmultipath: Fix return code of sysfs_getss_timeout. (bsc#1069037)
   - multipathd.service: Set TasksMax=infinity. (bsc#1060616)
   - multipath-tools.spec: Add *.so symlinks to the devel package.
     (bsc#1066376)
   - test-kpartx: Add test for mapping without UUID. (bsc#1074013)
   - multipath-tools: Update the licenses in the package and create a
     LICENSES directory with the text of all used licenses. (bsc#1088801)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-838=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-838=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-838=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-devel-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      kpartx-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):

      kpartx-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      kpartx-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-debuginfo-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1
      multipath-tools-debugsource-0.7.1+101+suse.1d10b44f-2.11.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1055949
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1056526
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1057820
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1060616
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066376
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1066893
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1069037
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073319
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1073622
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1074013
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075539
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1076828
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086237
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1088801