[Bug 1042] New: rpm pmda doesn't support multiple-version rpms

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Bug ID	1042
Summary	rpm pmda doesn't support multiple-version rpms
Product	pcp
Version	unspecified
Hardware	All
OS	Linux
Status	NEW
Severity	major
Priority	P5
Component	pcp
Assignee	scox@redhat.com
Reporter	fche@redhat.com
CC	pcp@oss.sgi.com
Classification	Unclassified

On my f19 machine:

% rpm -q kernel-devel
kernel-devel-3.11.10-200.fc19.x86_64
kernel-devel-3.12.5-200.fc19.x86_64

% pminfo -f rpm.version| grep kernel-devel
    inst [2514 or "kernel-devel"] value "3.11.10"
(note the 3.12.5 info is missing)

Similarly for other RPMs of whom more than one version/release is concurrently
installed.  (Having multiple versions like this is normal.)

The rpm pmda should not use rpm "n" (name) as its key instance-domain,
but rather the whole n-v-r-a string, or (if possible) some rpmlib
internal unique & persistent identifier.  (It is possible, though not
quite normal, for the exact same n-v-r-a rpm to be installed multiple
times.)

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