[dm-devel] multipath-0.5.0 still provides broken udev rules

[Zdenek Kabelac]

On 25.4.2016 12:52, Peter Volkov wrote:
> Hi, guys.
>
> There is a problem: udev does not create partitions for multipath devices in
> case I use kpartx.rules provided with multipath sources. I found that udev
> always go to kpartx_end after following line of rules:
> ENV{DM_TABLE_STATE}!="LIVE", GOTO="kpartx_end"

Hi

Just curious - what would you want to do with inactive table???
You cannot read/scan such device ?



>
> There is 8 (!!!) years old thread that discusses this problem:
> https://www.redhat.com/archives/dm-devel/2007-July/msg00095.html
>
> So what is the current state? Should we fix udev rules for multipath or should
> we create better patch for dmsetup.c? Meanwhile I've copied multipath.rules
> from redhat and partitions are created as they should.


What is the exact problem you do have/see ?

Can you describe in some single repeatable steps a reproducer ?

Which distro are you talking about  (Fedora ? Debian ??)

Have you opened any bugzilla anywhere ?


Regard

Zdenek