Merge branch '2015.8' into '2016.3'

No conflicts.

salt/config/__init__.py

@@ -2871,7 +2871,7 @@ def get_id(opts, cache_minion_id=False):
 
     newid = salt.utils.network.generate_minion_id()
     if '__role' in opts and opts.get('__role') == 'minion':
-        log.info('Found minion id from generate_minion_id(): {0}'.format(newid))
+        log.debug('Found minion id from generate_minion_id(): {0}'.format(newid))
     if cache_minion_id and opts.get('minion_id_caching', True):
         _cache_id(newid, id_cache)
     is_ipv4 = newid.count('.') == 3 and not any(c.isalpha() for c in newid)

salt/states/pkg.py

@@ -700,8 +700,22 @@ def installed(
                   - salt-minion: 2015.8.5-1.el6
 
     :param bool refresh:
-        Update the repo database of available packages prior to installing the
-        requested package.
+        This parameter controls whether or not the packge repo database is
+        updated prior to installing the requested package(s).
+
+        If ``True``, the package database will be refreshed (``apt-get
+        update`` or equivalent, depending on platform) before installing.
+
+        If ``False``, the package database will *not* be refreshed before
+        installing.
+
+        If unset, then Salt treats package database refreshes differently
+        depending on whether or not a ``pkg`` state has been executed already
+        during the current Salt run. Once a refresh has been performed in a
+        ``pkg`` state, for the remainder of that Salt run no other refreshes
+        will be performed for ``pkg`` states which do not explicitly set
+        ``refresh`` to ``True``. This prevents needless additional refreshes
+        from slowing down the Salt run.
 
     :param str fromrepo:
         Specify a repository from which to install
@@ -1470,8 +1484,24 @@ def latest(
         Skip the GPG verification check for the package to be installed
 
     refresh
-        Update the repo database of available packages prior to installing the
-        requested package.
+        This parameter controls whether or not the packge repo database is
+        updated prior to checking for the latest available version of the
+        requested packages.
+
+        If ``True``, the package database will be refreshed (``apt-get update``
+        or equivalent, depending on platform) before checking for the latest
+        available version of the requested packages.
+
+        If ``False``, the package database will *not* be refreshed before
+        checking.
+
+        If unset, then Salt treats package database refreshes differently
+        depending on whether or not a ``pkg`` state has been executed already
+        during the current Salt run. Once a refresh has been performed in a
+        ``pkg`` state, for the remainder of that Salt run no other refreshes
+        will be performed for ``pkg`` states which do not explicitly set
+        ``refresh`` to ``True``. This prevents needless additional refreshes
+        from slowing down the Salt run.
 
 
     Multiple Package Installation Options:

tests/integration/modules/pkg.py

@@ -193,6 +193,8 @@ class PkgModuleTest(integration.ModuleCase,
             self.assertIn(ret, (True, None))
         elif os_family == 'Debian':
             ret = self.run_function(func)
+            if not isinstance(ret, dict):
+                self.skipTest('{0} encountered an error: {1}'.format(func, ret))
             self.assertNotEqual(ret, {})
             if not isinstance(ret, dict):
                 self.skipTest('Upstream repo did not return coherent results. Skipping test.')