[Bug 1798675] [NEW] installer does not display NVMe model strings

[dann frazier]

Public bug reported:

[Impact]
parted currently exposes the same generic model name for all NVMe devices. That can make it difficult to distinguish devices in your system, especially at install-time.

[Test Case]
When unfixed:
  # parted /dev/nvme0n1 -s print | grep Model
  Model: NVMe Device (nvme)
When fixed, you'll see the NVMe device model.

[Fix]
This is fixed upstream in the following commit, which applies to Debian's
package with only minor offset adjustments:

  279bd554 Read NVMe model names from sysfs

[Regression Risk]
The fix is coded to fallback to the generic name if no model string is found. If something is buggy with this patch, it could lead to installer crashes.

** Affects: parted (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: parted (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: parted (Ubuntu Cosmic)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
         Status: In Progress

** Affects: parted (Debian)
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #911273
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=911273

** Also affects: parted (Debian) via
   https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=911273
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Cosmic)
   Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: dann frazier (dannf)
       Status: In Progress

** Also affects: parted (Ubuntu Bionic)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: New => In Progress

** Changed in: parted (Ubuntu Bionic)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => dann frazier (dannf)

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Title:
  installer does not display NVMe model strings

Status in parted package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in parted source package in Bionic:
  In Progress
Status in parted source package in Cosmic:
  In Progress
Status in parted package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  parted currently exposes the same generic model name for all NVMe devices. That can make it difficult to distinguish devices in your system, especially at install-time.

  [Test Case]
  When unfixed:
    # parted /dev/nvme0n1 -s print | grep Model
    Model: NVMe Device (nvme)
  When fixed, you'll see the NVMe device model.

  [Fix]
  This is fixed upstream in the following commit, which applies to Debian's
  package with only minor offset adjustments:

    279bd554 Read NVMe model names from sysfs

  [Regression Risk]
  The fix is coded to fallback to the generic name if no model string is found. If something is buggy with this patch, it could lead to installer crashes.

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