[Bug 1908371] [NEW] [UBUNTU 20.04] - zipl command doesn't work correctly with -M option (s390utils/s390-tools?)

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Zipl command doesn't work correctly with -M option.
There is an error at preparing of multi-volume dump taking because of Bus-ID for 1st disk partition listed in file dump_conf (DEVLIST) isn't found. At the same time LSDASD command shows this Bus-ID and ZIPL command with -d option works correctly.
[root at t8375009 ~]# lsdasd
Bus-ID    Status    Name      Device  Type         BlkSz  Size      Blocks
================================================================================
0.0.2c58  active    dasda     94:0    ECKD         4096   21129MB   5409180
0.0.2c5b  active    dasdb     94:4    ECKD         4096   21129MB   5409180
0.0.2c59  active    dasdc     94:8    ECKD         4096   21129MB   5409180
0.0.2c5a  active    dasdd     94:12   ECKD         4096   21129MB   5409180
[root at t8375009 ~]#

[root at t8375009 ~]# systemctl stop kdump.service
[root at t8375009 ~]# lsdasd | tail -n +5 | awk '{ print "/dev/" $3 "1" }' > dump_conf
[root at t8375009 ~]# cat dump_conf
/dev/dasdc1
/dev/dasdd1
[root at t8375009 ~]# zipl -M dump_conf
Error: Could not find bus-ID for '/dev/dasdc1'
[root at t8375009 ~]#

[root at t8375009 ~]# zipl -d /dev/dasdc1
Dump target: partition '/dev/dasdc1' with a size of 21129 MB.
Warning: All information on partition '/dev/dasdc1' will be lost!
Do you want to continue creating a dump partition (y/n)?yes
Done.
[root at t8375009 ~]#

[root at t8375009 ~]# zipl -M dump_conf
Error: Could not find bus-ID for '/dev/dasdc1'

 
---Steps to Reproduce---
 [root at t8375009 ~]# lsdasd | tail -n +5 | awk '{ print "/dev/" $3 "1" }' > dump_conf

[root at t8375009 ~]# cat dump_conf
/dev/dasdc1
/dev/dasdd1

[root at t8375009 ~]# zipl -M dump_conf

 
Stack trace output:
 no
 
Oops output:
 Error: Could not find bus-ID for '/dev/dasdc1'
 
System Dump Info:
  The system is not configured to capture a system dump.
 

Fix provided upstream with

https://github.com/ibm-s390-tools/s390-tools/releases/tag/v2.15.1

Commits:

https://github.com/ibm-s390-tools/s390-tools/commit/fa7a4dafa3d89b2e8787de102e4362e895d44b05
https://github.com/ibm-s390-tools/s390-tools/commit/aa8c2945cc7b047c626e75817c6a3e3924413023
https://github.com/ibm-s390-tools/s390-tools/commit/6802b86414b48c4f118da09c7bf7ee142a459fa0

** Affects: s390-tools (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
     Assignee: Skipper Bug Screeners (skipper-screen-team)
         Status: New


** Tags: architecture-s39064 bugnameltc-187221 severity-medium targetmilestone-inin2004
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[UBUNTU 20.04]  - zipl command doesn't work correctly with -M option (s390utils/s390-tools?)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1908371
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