[Bug 1468897] Re: multipath creates binding for Removable(USB) drives

[Adam Conrad]

Hello Mike, or anyone else affected,

Accepted multipath-tools into trusty-proposed. The package will build
now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/multipath-
tools/0.4.9-3ubuntu7.4 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed
repository.

Please help us by testing this new package.  See
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to
enable and use -proposed.  Your feedback will aid us getting this update
out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug,
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from verification-needed to verification-done. If it does not fix the
bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to
verification-failed.  In either case, details of your testing will help
us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at
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advance!

** Changed in: multipath-tools (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: Fix Committed => Confirmed

** Changed in: multipath-tools (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: Confirmed => Fix Committed

** Tags removed: verification-failed

** Tags added: verification-needed

** Changed in: multipath-tools (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: Fix Committed => Confirmed

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Title:
  multipath creates binding for Removable(USB) drives

Status in multipath-tools package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in multipath-tools source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  On a system with a multipath configuration, multipath bindings are
  being created for removable(USB) drives rendering them inaccessible as
  normal removable drives.

  in this case, the usb drive is detected as /dev/sdi:

  # lsblk|grep -A2 sdi
  sdi                        8:128  1  14.7G  0 disk  
  ├─sdi1                     8:129  1  14.7G  0 part  
  └─mpath4 (dm-9)          252:9    0  14.7G  0 mpath 
    └─mpath4-part1 (dm-10) 252:10   0  14.7G  0 part  

  # cat /etc/multipath/bindings 
  # This file was created by curtin while installing the system.
  mpath0 1IBM     IPR-0   5EC2590000000080
  # End of content generated by curtin.
  # Everything below is maintained by multipath subsystem.
  mpath1 1IBM     IPR-0   5EC2590000000060
  mpath2 1IBM     IPR-0   5EC2590000000040
  mpath3 1IBM     IPR-0   5EC2590000000020
  mpath4 1ADATA   USB Flash Drive 

  Upon trying to format /dev/sdi1:

  # mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdi1
  mke2fs 1.42.9 (4-Feb-2014)
  /dev/sdi1 is apparently in use by the system; will not make a filesystem here!

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: multipath-tools 0.4.9-3ubuntu7.2
  ProcVersionSignature: User Name 3.16.0-41.55~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt11
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-41-generic ppc64le
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.10
  Architecture: ppc64el
  Date: Thu Jun 25 20:44:13 2015
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=screen
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: multipath-tools
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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