From 73a8eb3de153d14ef907ad512565ec1ea8ae0131 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Packit Service Date: Feb 06 2021 08:13:00 +0000 Subject: Apply patch 0051-multipath.conf.5-Improve-checker_timeout-description.patch patch_name: 0051-multipath.conf.5-Improve-checker_timeout-description.patch present_in_specfile: true location_in_specfile: 51 --- diff --git a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 index 6095457..a568609 100644 --- a/multipath/multipath.conf.5 +++ b/multipath/multipath.conf.5 @@ -634,8 +634,13 @@ The default is: \fBno\fR . .TP .B checker_timeout -Specify the timeout to use for path checkers and prioritizers that issue SCSI -commands with an explicit timeout, in seconds. +Specify the timeout to use for path checkers and prioritizers, in seconds. +Only prioritizers that issue scsi commands use checker_timeout. Checkers +that support an asynchronous mode (\fItur\fR and \fIdirectio\fR), will +return shortly after being called by multipathd, regardless of whether the +storage array responds. If the storage array hasn't responded, mulitpathd will +check for a response every second, until \fIchecker_timeout\fR seconds have +elapsed. .RS .TP The default is: in \fB/sys/block/sd/device/timeout\fR