5.3.0-1022-azure syslog flood: kernel: [ 897.770784] testing the buffer

[Alexandre M.]

Updating azure VM kernel from 5.3.0-1020 to linux-image-azure 5.3.0.1022.22 results in syslog being flooded with

May 30 18:56:58 xxxx kernel: [ 882.730807] testing the buffer
May 30 18:56:58 xxxx kernel: [ 882.730831] testing the buffer
May 30 18:56:58 xxxx kernel: [ 882.730842] testing the buffer
May 30 18:56:58 xxxx kernel: [ 882.730921] testing the buffer
May 30 18:56:58 xxxx kernel: [ 882.730934] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:03 xxxx kernel: [ 887.743339] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:03 xxxx kernel: [ 887.743364] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:03 xxxx kernel: [ 887.743375] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:03 xxxx kernel: [ 887.743453] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:03 xxxx kernel: [ 887.743465] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:08 xxxx kernel: [ 892.756017] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:08 xxxx kernel: [ 892.756043] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:08 xxxx kernel: [ 892.756055] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:08 xxxx kernel: [ 892.756149] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:08 xxxx kernel: [ 892.756162] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:13 xxxx kernel: [ 897.770663] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:13 xxxx kernel: [ 897.770687] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:13 xxxx kernel: [ 897.770697] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:13 xxxx kernel: [ 897.770773] testing the buffer
May 30 18:57:13 xxxx kernel: [ 897.770784] testing the buffer

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Ref: https://github.com/clearlinux/distribution/issues/1878

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.