Release 0.14.2

multipath-tools 0.14.2

Author: mwilck

.github/workflows/abi-stable.yaml

@@ -30,22 +30,38 @@ jobs:
       - name: assert parent tag
         run: /bin/false
         if: ${{ env.PARENT_TAG == '' }}
+      - name: try to download ABI for ${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
+        id: download_abi
+        continue-on-error: true
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          workflow: abi-stable.yaml
+          workflow_conclusion: ''
+          branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          name: multipath-abi-${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
+          search_artifacts: true
+          path: __unused__
       - name: update
+        if: steps.download_abi.outcome != 'success'
         run: sudo apt-get update
       - name: dependencies
+        if: steps.download_abi.outcome != 'success'
         run: >
           sudo apt-get install --yes gcc
           gcc make pkg-config abigail-tools
           libdevmapper-dev libreadline-dev libaio-dev libsystemd-dev
           libudev-dev libjson-c-dev liburcu-dev libcmocka-dev libedit-dev
           libmount-dev
       - name: checkout ${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
+        if: steps.download_abi.outcome != 'success'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           ref: ${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
       - name: build ABI for ${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
+        if: steps.download_abi.outcome != 'success'
         run: make -j$(nproc) -Orecurse abi
       - name: save ABI
+        if: steps.download_abi.outcome != 'success'
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
           name: multipath-abi-${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
@@ -74,13 +90,16 @@ jobs:
           ref: ${{ github.ref }}
       - name: download ABI for ${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
         id: download_abi
-        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v6
         with:
+          workflow: abi-stable.yaml
+          workflow_conclusion: ''
+          branch: ${{ github.ref_name }}
           name: multipath-abi-${{ env.PARENT_TAG }}
+          search_artifacts: true
           path: reference-abi
       - name: update
         run: sudo apt-get update
-        if: steps.download_abi.outcome != 'success'
       - name: dependencies
         run: >
           sudo apt-get install --yes gcc

.github/workflows/abi.yaml

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ name: check-abi
 on:
   push:
     branches:
+      - master
       - queue
       - abi
     paths:

.github/workflows/build-and-unittest.yaml

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ jobs:
         run: rm -f tests/dmevents.out tests/directio.out
       - name: root-test
         run: sudo make DIO_TEST_DEV=/dev/zram$ZRAM test
+      - name: kpartx-test
+        run: sudo make -C kpartx test
   noble:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
     strategy:
@@ -108,3 +110,5 @@ jobs:
         run: rm -f tests/dmevents.out tests/directio.out
       - name: root-test
         run: sudo make DIO_TEST_DEV=/dev/ram0 test
+      - name: kpartx-test
+        run: sudo make -C kpartx test

NEWS.md

@@ -9,6 +9,18 @@ release. These bug fixes will be tracked in stable branches.
 
 See [README.md](README.md) for additional information.
 
+## multipath-tools 0.14.2, 2026/01
+
+### Bug fixes
+
+* Fix a possible NULL pointer dereference in the path purging code.
+  Fixes 0.14.0. Commit 86ff48b.
+
+### CI
+
+* Updated the `test_kpartx` test script, and added it to the
+  `basic-build-and-ci` workflow.
+
 ## multipath-tools 0.14.1, 2026/01
 
 ### Bug fixes

kpartx/Makefile

@@ -40,8 +40,14 @@ uninstall:
 	$(Q)$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(libudevdir)/rules.d/67-kpartx-compat.rules
 	$(Q)$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(libudevdir)/rules.d/68-del-part-nodes.rules
 
+kpartx.out:	$(EXEC)
+	./test-kpartx >$@ 2>&1 || { cat $@; rm -f $@; exit 1; }
+
+test:   export KPARTX_DEBUG := 1
+test:	kpartx.out
+
 clean: dep_clean
-	$(Q)$(RM) core *.o $(EXEC) kpartx.rules
+	$(Q)$(RM) core *.o $(EXEC) kpartx.rules kpartx.out
 
 include $(wildcard $(OBJS:.o=.d))