[linux-lvm] Fix for Bug 2109351 - multipath_component_detection = 0 in lvm.conf does not have any effect

[Marappan, Gopinath]

Regarding a fix for this bug -  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2109351

multipath_component_detection parameter is not considered when lvm scans for PVs.

This patch should fix that issue.  It ensures that the multipath_component_detction parameter
from lvm.conf is considered before checking for duplicated PVIDs and ignoring them if they are
multipath components.

I have built the patch and verified that it works.

diff --git a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
index 22edcfd84..892636aa7 100644
--- a/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
+++ b/lib/cache/lvmcache.c
@@ -898,7 +898,8 @@ next:
        /*
         * Get rid of multipath components based on matching wwids.
         */
-       if (_all_multipath_components(cmd, info, pvid, &altdevs, &dev_mpath)) {
+        if ( find_config_tree_bool(cmd, devices_multipath_component_detection_CFG, NULL) &&
+             _all_multipath_components(cmd, info, pvid, &altdevs, &dev_mpath) ){
                if (info && dev_mpath && (info->dev != dev_mpath)) {
                        /*
                         * info should be dropped from lvmcache and info->dev

I tried to create a pull request on https://github.com/lvmteam/lvm2, but I couldn't as I don't have access.

If I am granted access to the lvm2 github repo, I can create a PR for this patch.

Kindly let me know how to proceed with this.

Thanks,
Gopi



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