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

[Schremmer, Steven]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Wilck <mwilck at suse.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 8, 2022 2:58 AM
> On Tue, 2022-06-07 at 17:32 -0500, Benjamin Marzinski wrote:
> > 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>
> 
> Steve, does this address NetApp's concerns properly?
> 
> Regards
> Martin
> 

Yes. I think this is a good addition.

Thanks,
Steve

> 
> >
> > >
> > > 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
> >