[dm-devel] [PATCH v4 09/11] libmultipath: retain_attached_hw_handler obsolete with 4.3+

[Xose Vazquez Perez]

On 06/22/2017 04:59 PM, Martin Wilck wrote:

> Kernels 4.3 and newer (commit 1bab0de0 "dm-mpath, scsi_dh: don't
> let dm detach device handlers") imply "retain_attached_hw_handler yes".
> 
> Clarify this in the propsel code, log messages, and documentation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Martin Wilck <mwilck at suse.com>
> Reviewed-by: Hannes Reinecke <hare at suse.com>
> ---
>  libmultipath/configure.c   |  3 ++-
>  libmultipath/dmparser.c    |  3 ++-
>  libmultipath/propsel.c     |  7 ++++++-
>  libmultipath/util.c        | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  libmultipath/util.h        |  2 ++
>  multipath/multipath.conf.5 | 15 +++++++++++----
>  6 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
[...]
> --- a/libmultipath/propsel.c
> +++ b/libmultipath/propsel.c
> @@ -628,7 +628,12 @@ int select_retain_hwhandler(struct config *conf, struct multipath *mp)
>  
>  	if (!VERSION_GE(conf->version, minv_dm_retain)) {
>  		mp->retain_hwhandler = RETAIN_HWHANDLER_OFF;
> -		origin = "(setting: WARNING, requires kernel version >= 1.5.0)";
> +		origin = "(setting: WARNING, requires kernel dm-mpath version >= 1.5.0)";
It would be more informative replace the dm-mpath version with the
kernel version. No one cares about subsystems versions.