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multipath.conf(5): add disclaimer about vendor support

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Series multipath.conf(5): add disclaimer about vendor support | expand

Commit Message

Martin Wilck May 31, 2022, 8:39 p.m. UTC
From: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>

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(+)

Comments

Benjamin Marzinski June 7, 2022, 10:32 p.m. UTC | #1
On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 10:39:05PM +0200, mwilck@suse.com wrote:
> From: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>

Reviewed-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@redhat.com>

> 
> 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
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Martin Wilck June 8, 2022, 7:58 a.m. UTC | #2
On Tue, 2022-06-07 at 17:32 -0500, Benjamin Marzinski wrote:
> On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 10:39:05PM +0200, mwilck@suse.com wrote:
> > From: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@redhat.com>

Steve, does this address NetApp's concerns properly?

Regards
Martin


> 
> > 
> > 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
> 

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Schremmer, Steven June 8, 2022, 2:44 p.m. UTC | #3
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Wilck <mwilck@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@suse.com wrote:
> > > From: Martin Wilck <mwilck@suse.com>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@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
> >

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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