RPM Support

Apparently yum considers the presence of the "reboot_suggested" element to be an indication that the reboot is suggested, regardless of what text value it has. Here is the code (from yum 3.4.3, current "master" branch) that parses a package in a package list, with the relevant lines being right at the end:

    def _parse_package(self, elem):
        """
        Parse an individual package::

            <!ELEMENT package (filename, sum, reboot_suggested)>
                <!ATTLIST package name CDATA #REQUIRED>
                <!ATTLIST package version CDATA #REQUIRED>
                <!ATTLIST package release CDATA #REQUIRED>
                <!ATTLIST package arch CDATA #REQUIRED>
                <!ATTLIST package epoch CDATA #REQUIRED>
                <!ATTLIST package src CDATA #REQUIRED>
            <!ELEMENT reboot_suggested (#PCDATA)>
            <!ELEMENT filename (#PCDATA)>
            <!ELEMENT sum (#PCDATA)>
                <!ATTLIST sum type (md5|sha1) "sha1">
        """
        package = {}
        for pkgfield in ('arch', 'epoch', 'name', 'version', 'release', 'src'):
            package[pkgfield] = elem.attrib.get(pkgfield)

        #  Bad epoch and arch data is the most common (missed) screwups.
        # Deal with bad epoch data.
        if not package['epoch'] or package['epoch'][0] not in '0123456789':
            package['epoch'] = None

        for child in elem:
            if child.tag == 'filename':
                package['filename'] = child.text
            elif child.tag == 'sum':
                package['sum'] = (child.attrib.get('type'), child.text)
            elif child.tag == 'reboot_suggested':
                self._md['reboot_suggested'] = True
        return package

Thus, pulp's publish should omit the reboot_suggested element in the case where it is False.

Fixing errata in pulp that incorrectly have the reboot_suggested value set to True may be tricky. We can't do a migration, because there's no way to know what the right value should be.

I think the only option is to check and fix the value during sync. There is already code on the Errata model for merging a freshly-downloaded errata record with a previously-retrieved one that's in the DB, for the purpose of merging package lists. That could also check the reboot_suggested values and adjust them accordingly.

See: https://github.com/PulpQE/pulp-smash/pull/327

On the first server

[root@pulp-server1 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo create --repo-id rhel7extra --feed http://cdn.rcm-internal.redhat.com/content/dist/rhel/rhui/server/7/7Server/x86_64/extras/os/
Successfully created repository [rhel7extra]

[root@pulp-server1 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo update --repo-id rhel7extra --serve-http true
This command may be exited via ctrl+c without affecting the request.

[\]
Running...
Updating distributor: yum_distributor

Task Succeeded

[\]
Running...
Updating distributor: export_distributor

Task Succeeded

[root@pulp-server1 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo sync run --repo-id  rhel7extra
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
                 Synchronizing Repository [rhel7extra]
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

This command may be exited via ctrl+c without affecting the request.

Downloading metadata...
[/]
... completed

Downloading repository content...
[-]
[==================================================] 100%
RPMs:       249/249 items
Delta RPMs: 0/0 items

... completed

Downloading distribution files...
[==================================================] 100%
Distributions: 0/0 items
... completed

Importing errata...
[|]
... completed

Importing package groups/categories...
[-]
... completed

Cleaning duplicate packages...
[\]
... completed

Task Succeeded

Initializing repo metadata
[-]
... completed

Publishing Distribution files
[-]
... completed

Publishing RPMs
[==================================================] 100%
249 of 249 items
... completed

Publishing Delta RPMs
... skipped

Publishing Errata
[==================================================] 100%
173 of 173 items
... completed

Publishing Comps file
[-]
... completed

Publishing Metadata.
[-]
... completed

Closing repo metadata
[-]
... completed

Generating sqlite files
... skipped

Publishing files to web
[-]
... completed

Writing Listings File
[-]
... completed

Writing Listings File
[-]
... completed

Task Succeeded

[root@pulp-server1 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo content errata --repo-id rhel7extra  --erratum-id RHEA-2015:0617
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
                        Erratum: RHEA-2015:0617
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Id:                RHEA-2015:0617
Title:             new package: flannel
Summary:           A new flannel package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras.

Description:
  Flannel is an etcd-driven address management agent. It isused to manage the IP
  addresses of overlay networks between systemsrunning containers that need to
  communicate with one another.

  This enhancement update adds the flannel package to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  7Extras. (BZ#1174665)

  All users who require flannel are advised to install this new package.

Severity:          
Type:              enhancement
Issued:            2015-03-05 00:00:00
Updated:           2015-03-05 00:00:00
Version:           1
Release:           
Status:            final
Reboot Suggested:  No

Updated Packages:
  flannel-0:0.2.0-6.el7.x86_64

References:
  ID:   None
  Type: self
  Link: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-0617.html

On the 2nd server

[root@pulp-server2 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo create --repo-id rhel7extra --feed http://pulp-server1]/pulp/repos/content/dist/rhel/rhui/server/7/7Server/x86_64/extras/os/
Successfully created repository [rhel7extra]


[root@pulp-server2~]# 
[root@pulp-server2 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo sync run --repo-id rhel7extra 
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
                 Synchronizing Repository [rhel7extra]
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

This command may be exited via ctrl+c without affecting the request.

Downloading metadata...
[|]
... completed

Downloading repository content...
[-]
[==================================================] 100%
RPMs:       249/249 items
Delta RPMs: 0/0 items

... completed

Downloading distribution files...
[==================================================] 100%
Distributions: 0/0 items
... completed

Importing errata...
[\]
... completed

Importing package groups/categories...
[-]
... completed

Cleaning duplicate packages...
[-]
... completed

Task Succeeded

Initializing repo metadata
[-]
... completed

Publishing Distribution files
[-]
... completed

Publishing RPMs
[==================================================] 100%
249 of 249 items
... completed

Publishing Delta RPMs
... skipped

Publishing Errata
[==================================================] 100%
173 of 173 items
... completed

Publishing Comps file
[-]
... completed

Publishing Metadata.
[-]
... completed

Closing repo metadata
[-]
... completed

Generating sqlite files
... skipped

Publishing files to web
[-]
... completed

Writing Listings File
[-]
... completed

Task Succeeded

[root@pulp-server2 ~]# pulp-admin rpm repo content errata --repo-id rhel7extra  --erratum-id RHEA-2015:0617
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
                        Erratum: RHEA-2015:0617
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+

Id:                RHEA-2015:0617
Title:             new package: flannel
Summary:           A new flannel package is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extras.

Description:
  Flannel is an etcd-driven address management agent. It isused to manage the IP
  addresses of overlay networks between systemsrunning containers that need to
  communicate with one another.

  This enhancement update adds the flannel package to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  7Extras. (BZ#1174665)

  All users who require flannel are advised to install this new package.

Severity:          
Type:              enhancement
Issued:            2015-03-05 00:00:00
Updated:           2015-03-05 00:00:00
Version:           1
Release:           
Status:            final
Reboot Suggested:  Yes

Updated Packages:
  flannel-0:0.2.0-6.el7.x86_64

References:
  ID:   
  Type: self
  Link: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2015-0617.html

Please include the specific build of 2.8.6 you used. I assume it's a nightly, since I don't think there have been any others. My first step in investigating will be to confirm whether the code change was present in the build that was tested.