Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2008:0128 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2008-03-10
Updated:
2008-03-10

RHBA-2008:0128 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

device-mapper-multipath bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated device-mapper-multipath packages that fix a bug are now available.

Description

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools to manage multipath
devices by giving the device-mapper multipath kernel module instructions on
what to do, as well as by managing the creation and removal of partitions
for device-mapper devices.

These updated device-mapper-multipath packages fix a bug that occurs when
running multipath on a device containing the root filesystem. On such
systems, multiple path faults and recovery events could result in the
multipathed host becoming unresponsive.

In order to bring a failed path back online, some multipath devices require
a priority callout program. These programs are located on a ramfs; however,
they were not statically compiled, and needed libraries that were located
on the root filesystem. To fix this, all priority callouts are now
statically compiled.

Users are advised to upgrade to these updated device-mapper-multipath
packages, which resolve this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.1 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.1 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386

Fixes

  • BZ - 431947 - [NetApp-S 5.2 bug] RHEL 5.1 root device multipathed host freezes during FCP path faults

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6027c84929ba49b499353ec005029ab8833c66550f98172cb72086c901572429
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1ca611e9ac852b71f98f4449e9b653e6a8334c4a760556ba30d96c7c933ae0c
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9d0f24bf6e6005b527624be7b86cc6d21f92a268f4afd6ef42f4a92870b9dee9
ia64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: f0d72f068d658d410a96507b318756033391a3fb70801ef8fb84cfb970bfafbc
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.ia64.rpm SHA-256: 4af90bbb7cc3d59c38807363b5c5feb5056d1e041a6bf4f7df4f2fcc9a0c556f
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9e4e62b396032085f9a806649883da71d01a96ef71ee8e427496b7bd3c1d15b1
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: d26b40e3163fd18939629fe08a3f91c59bfc389b9fbaac56e73c7a5516eac966

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 5.1

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6027c84929ba49b499353ec005029ab8833c66550f98172cb72086c901572429
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1ca611e9ac852b71f98f4449e9b653e6a8334c4a760556ba30d96c7c933ae0c
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9d0f24bf6e6005b527624be7b86cc6d21f92a268f4afd6ef42f4a92870b9dee9
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9e4e62b396032085f9a806649883da71d01a96ef71ee8e427496b7bd3c1d15b1
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: d26b40e3163fd18939629fe08a3f91c59bfc389b9fbaac56e73c7a5516eac966

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6027c84929ba49b499353ec005029ab8833c66550f98172cb72086c901572429
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1ca611e9ac852b71f98f4449e9b653e6a8334c4a760556ba30d96c7c933ae0c
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9d0f24bf6e6005b527624be7b86cc6d21f92a268f4afd6ef42f4a92870b9dee9
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9e4e62b396032085f9a806649883da71d01a96ef71ee8e427496b7bd3c1d15b1
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: d26b40e3163fd18939629fe08a3f91c59bfc389b9fbaac56e73c7a5516eac966

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6027c84929ba49b499353ec005029ab8833c66550f98172cb72086c901572429
s390x
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: a68f54f613f4c7902d03ea4bad83b7f7a2bc48d3bc106764ea3902e38212bb1f
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 889ad18f6a8ba7dbcad31b50213517abd90b389d47e4c8085e5f12f6123fe36e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 5.1

SRPM
s390x

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6027c84929ba49b499353ec005029ab8833c66550f98172cb72086c901572429
ppc
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: bd621f7dfd089246761c6d8d9a5d5b9083aaf8fe7aab880a4591ef6a84d5c771
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 1e1aead5d46f0ee8225e5b17abffe23ac638901c5fd65f32411014ebae61456f

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 5.1

SRPM
ppc

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5

SRPM
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.src.rpm SHA-256: 6027c84929ba49b499353ec005029ab8833c66550f98172cb72086c901572429
x86_64
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: f1ca611e9ac852b71f98f4449e9b653e6a8334c4a760556ba30d96c7c933ae0c
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9d0f24bf6e6005b527624be7b86cc6d21f92a268f4afd6ef42f4a92870b9dee9
i386
device-mapper-multipath-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: 9e4e62b396032085f9a806649883da71d01a96ef71ee8e427496b7bd3c1d15b1
kpartx-0.4.7-12.el5_1.3.i386.rpm SHA-256: d26b40e3163fd18939629fe08a3f91c59bfc389b9fbaac56e73c7a5516eac966

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