SUSE-RU-2018:1572-2: moderate: Recommended update for mdadm

Thu Oct 18 11:47:13 MDT 2018

   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for mdadm
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2018:1572-2
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1007154 #1007165 #1009954 #1032802 #1047314 
                    #1059596 #1081910 #1082766 #953380 #956236 
                    #966773 #974154 #978796 #979454 #985026 #985029 
                    #987811 #989373 #991861 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL
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   An update that has 19 recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for mdadm provides the backporting of some critical fixes from
   upstream, and replace some existing patches with their upstream
   counterpart. (bsc#1081910). The following fixes are included:

   - super1: Fix bblog_size accesses on big-ending machines. (fate#320107,
     fate#320291)
   - Fix some type comparison problems. (fate#320107, fate#320291)
   - util.c: Include poll.h instead of sys/poll.h. (fate#320107, fate#320291)
   - mdadm.h: Rename bswap macros to avoid clash with uClibc definitions.
     (fate#320107, fate#320291)
   - Manage.c: Only issue change events for kernels older than 2.6.28.
     (fate#320107, fate#320291)
   - Grow: Add documentation to abort_reshape() for suspend_{lo,hi} setting.
     (bsc#1081910)
   - super-intel: Ensure suspended region is removed when reshape completes.
     (bsc#1081910)
   - Fix wrong bitmap output for cluster raid. (fate#316335)
   - Remove dead code about LKF_CONVERT flag. (fate#316335)
   - Fix a regression during the addition of devices. (bsc#953380)
   - Grow: Go to release if Manage_subdevs failed. (fate#316335)
   - Change the option from NoUpdate to NodeNumUpdate. (fate#316335)
   - mdadm: Add '--nodes' option in GROW mode. (fate#316335)
   - Create: Check the node numbers when create clustered raid. (fate#316335)
   - super1: Do not update node numbers if it is a single node. (fate#316335)
   - super1: Make the check for NodeNumUpdate more accurate. (bsc#978796)
   - super1: Add more checks for NodeNumUpdate option. (bsc#979454)
   - Use dev_t for devnm2devid and devid2devnm. (bsc#1009954)
   - Change behavior in find_free_devnm when wrapping around. (bsc#1009954)
   - monitor: Make sure that last_checkpoint is set to 0 after sync.
     (bsc#985026, bsc#985029)
   - Remove: Container should wait for an array to release a drive.
     (bsc#989373)
   - Monitor: Release /proc/mdstat fd when no arrays present. (bsc#987811)
   - mdadm: Add 'clustered' in typo prompt when specify wrong param for
     bitmap. (bsc#991861)
   - Fix RAID metadata check. (bsc#1081910)
   - super1: Make write_bitmap1 compatible with previous mdadm versions.
     (bsc#1007165)
   - Allow level migration only for single-array container. (bsc#1081910)
   - Fix bus error when accessing MBR partition records. (bsc#1081910)
   - super1: Make internal bitmap size calculations more consistent.
     (bsc#1081910)
   - Add function for getting member drive sector size. (bsc#1081910)
   - Add failfast support. (fate#311379)
   - mdadm: Add bad block support for external metadata. (bsc#1081910)
   - Use disk sector size value to set offset for reading GPT. (bsc#1081910)
   - Always return last partition end address in 512B blocks. (bsc#1081910)
   - Add detail information when can not connect monitor. (bsc#1081910)
   - imsm: Add handling of sync_action is equal to 'idle'. (bsc#985026,
     bsc#985029)
   - mdopen: call "modprobe md_mod" if it might be needed. (bsc#1059596)
   - imsm: Properly handle values of sync_completed. (bsc#985026, bsc#985029)
   - Makefile: Make the CC variable definition conditional. (fate#320107,
     fate#320291)
   - systemd/mdadm-last-resort: Use ConditionPathExists instead of Conflicts.
     (bsc#1047314)
   - super1: Only set clustered flag when bitmap is present. (bsc#1047314)
   - super1: Fix sb->max_dev when adding a new disk in linear array.
     (bsc#1032802)
   - Detail: Display timeout status. (fate#311379)
   - mdadm: Retry failed removes. (fate#311379)
   - Detail: Ignore empty inactive arrays. (bsc#966773)
   - mdadm: Wait for remove. (bsc#974154)
   - udev-md-raid-assembly.rules: Skip multipathed devices. (bsc#956236)
   - Assemble: Prevent segfault with faulty "best" devices. (bsc#1082766)

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 Server 12-SP2-BCL:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP2-BCL-2018-1086=1

Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP2-BCL (x86_64):

      mdadm-3.4-27.16.1
      mdadm-debuginfo-3.4-27.16.1
      mdadm-debugsource-3.4-27.16.1

References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007154
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1007165
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1009954
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1032802
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1047314
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1059596
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1081910
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1082766
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/953380
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/956236
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/966773
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/974154
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/978796
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/979454
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/985026
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/985029
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/987811
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/989373
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/991861