[dm-devel] [PATCH] multipath.conf(5): add disclaimer about vendor support

[Benjamin Marzinski]

On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 10:39:05PM +0200, mwilck at suse.com wrote:
> From: Martin Wilck <mwilck at suse.com>

Reviewed-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins at redhat.com>

> 
> Add a disclaimer to clarify that entries in the hwtable don't imply any
> obligations on the vendor's part.
> ---
>  multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 12 ++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5
> index d57c810..c2d34f1 100644
> --- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5
> +++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5
> @@ -1490,6 +1490,18 @@ section:
>  .SH "devices section"
>  .\" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  .
> +.TP 4
> +.B Important:
> +The built-in hardware device table of
> +.I multipath-tools
> +is created by members of the Linux community in the hope that it will be useful.
> +The existence of an entry for a given storage product in the hardware table
> +.B does not imply
> +that the product vendor supports, or has tested, the product with
> +.I multipath-tools
> +in any way.
> +.B Always consult the vendor\(aqs official documentation for support-related information.
> +.PP
>  \fImultipath-tools\fR have a built-in device table with reasonable defaults
>  for more than 100 known multipath-capable storage devices. The devices section
>  can be used to override these settings. If there are multiple matches for a
> -- 
> 2.36.1