smartmontools-7.3

[Bruce Dubbs]

New minor version.

[pierre]

Date 2022-02-28
Summary: smartmontools release 7.3
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- smartctl '-j': Many additions to the JSON output for SCSI/SAS devices.
- smartctl '-j': JSON output always includes timestamp, regardless of '-i'.
- smartctl '-i' and '--identify': ATA ACS-5 enhancements.
- smartctl '-l defects': additionally works for SCSI Pending Defects log
  subpage.
- smartctl '-l envrep': Prints SCSI Environmental Reporting log subpage.
- smartctl '-l scterc[,R,W],p': Gets/sets the persistent power-on values.
- smartctl '-l scterc,reset': Restores to manufacturer's default values.
- smartctl '-l tapedevstat': Prints SCSI Tape Device Statistics log page.
- smartctl '-l tapealert': Prints SCSI Tape Alert log page.
- smartctl '-l zdevstat': Prints SCSI Zoned Block Device Statistics log
  subpage.
- smartctl '-H': No longer checks and clears the SCSI Tape Alert log page
  unless the option is given twice.
- smartctl '-H': No longer sets bit 2 of exit status if ATA attributes are
  available.
- smartctl '-H': Checks new NVME 1.4 status bit.
- smartctl '-n POWERMODE': ATA: Optionally exits immediately if unsupported.
- smartctl: Support for Zoned block device characteristics and statistics.
- smartctl: Various fixes related to SCSI supported log pages and subpages.
- smartd: Fixed code execution vulnerability in conjunction with
  GNU mailutils < 3.13.
- smartd '-u USER[:GROUP]': Runs the warning script as a non-privileged user.
- smartd '--capabilities': No longer suppresses mail notification.
- smartd '--capabilities=mail': Adds capabilities required for exim MTA.
- smartd '-q *nodev0*': Three new options to change the exit status to 0 if
  there are no devices to monitor.
- smartd '-s' and '-A': Allows one to disable preconfigured files with '-'.
- smartd: Fixed handling of multiple email addresses in conjunction with
  plugin scripts.  Added new environment variable SMARTD_ADDRESS_ORIG.
- smartd: No longer writes 'smartd -D' output to syslog on syntax error.
- smartd.conf '-c i=N': Allows one to specify device specific check intervals.
- SCSI: Retry on UNIT ATTENTION when fetching capacity.
- NVMe/USB: Device type '-d sntasmedia' for ASMedia ASM2362 USB to
  NVMe bridges.
- VERSION information in drive database files of all branches.
- smartctl and smartd print drive database VERSION information.
- HDD, SSD and USB additions to drive database.
- update-smart-drivedb: Now checks VERSION information to prevent downgrades.
- update-smart-drivedb '--force': Overrides the VERSION check.
- update-smart-drivedb '--file' and '--url': Updates from local files or
  other URLs.
- update-smart-drivedb '-q': Suppresses info messages.
- update-smart-drivedb: Added long option variants for all short options.
- update-smart-drivedb: Prevents dangling gpg-agents and temp directories.
- update-smart-drivedb '--install': Installs runtime drivedb.h from location
  specified by ...
- configure '--with-drivedbinstdir: drivedb.h package install location.
- configure: SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH prevents inclusion of configure arguments
  in executables.
- configure: Check for '-fstack-protector' now includes the required libs.
- Dropped restriction to C++98, a C++11 compiler is now required.
- Linux: Device scan range enhanced to '/dev/sdzz'.
- Linux: Fixed access to '-d aacraid' and '-d megaraid' devices from smartd
  if '--capabilities' is used.
- Linux: '-d cciss,N' is no longer required for non-RAID hpsa devices.
- Darwin: smartctl '-s apm,N' is now supported.
- OpenBSD: Fixed too short command timeouts.
- OpenBSD: Fixed device name used for autodetection.
- OpenBSD: Fixed SAT autodetection of sd* devices.
- FreeBSD: Added direct access ('-d megaraid,N') and scanning for LSI RAID on
  'mfi' and 'mrsas' controllers.
- Windows: smartd '-u restricted': Runs the warning script with a restricted
  access token.
- Windows: New script 'update-smartd-drivedb.ps1' provides gpg verification
  and replaces 'update-smartd-drivedb.exe'.
- Windows: Disabled '-d aacraid' support due to unresolved bugs.
  Added '-d accraid,...,force' flag to try anyway.

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Fixed at 406e51c953