Normally multipath waits for udev to create a device before adding
more paths, which could trigger a reload. But, if the first path
discovered is not usable, you should add the next path right away.
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Marzinski <bmarzins@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
multipathd/main.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/multipathd/main.c b/multipathd/main.c
index dbcaa03..15c957a 100644
--- a/multipathd/main.c
+++ b/multipathd/main.c
@@ -715,7 +715,10 @@ ev_add_path (struct path * pp, struct vectors * vecs)
goto fail; /* leave path added to pathvec */
}
mpp = find_mp_by_wwid(vecs->mpvec, pp->wwid);
- if (mpp && mpp->wait_for_udev) {
+ if (mpp && mpp->wait_for_udev &&
+ (pathcount(mpp, PATH_UP) > 0 ||
+ (pathcount(mpp, PATH_GHOST) > 0 && pp->tpgs != TPGS_IMPLICIT))) {
+ /* if wait_for_udev is set and valid paths exist */
mpp->wait_for_udev = 2;
orphan_path(pp, "waiting for create to complete");
return 0;
--
1.8.3.1
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