Noble update: v6.8.4 upstream stable release

[Paolo Pisati]

    SRU Justification

    Impact:
       The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar
       in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to
       demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream
       by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or
       a minimally backported form of that patch. The following upstream
       stable patches should be included in the Ubuntu kernel:

       v6.8.4 upstream stable release
       from git://git.kernel.org/

Linux 6.8.4
Revert "workqueue.c: Increase workqueue name length"
Revert "workqueue: Move pwq->max_active to wq->max_active"
Revert "workqueue: Factor out pwq_is_empty()"
Revert "workqueue: Replace pwq_activate_inactive_work() with [__]pwq_activate_work()"
Revert "workqueue: Move nr_active handling into helpers"
Revert "workqueue: Make wq_adjust_max_active() round-robin pwqs while activating"
Revert "workqueue: RCU protect wq->dfl_pwq and implement accessors for it"
Revert "workqueue: Introduce struct wq_node_nr_active"
Revert "workqueue: Implement system-wide nr_active enforcement for unbound workqueues"
Revert "workqueue: Don't call cpumask_test_cpu() with -1 CPU in wq_update_node_max_active()"
Revert "workqueue: Shorten events_freezable_power_efficient name"

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 6.8.0-35.35

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linux (6.8.0-35.35) noble; urgency=medium

  * noble/linux: 6.8.0-35.35 -proposed tracker (LP: #2065886)

  * CVE-2024-21823
    - VFIO: Add the SPR_DSA and SPR_IAX devices to the denylist
    - dmaengine: idxd: add a new security check to deal with a hardware erratum
    - dmaengine: idxd: add a write() method for applications to submit work

linux (6.8.0-34.34) noble; urgency=medium

  * noble/linux: 6.8.0-34.34 -proposed tracker (LP: #2065167)

  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - [Packaging] debian.master/dkms-versions -- update from kernel-versions
      (main/2024.04.29)

linux (6.8.0-32.32) noble; urgency=medium

  * noble/linux: 6.8.0-32.32 -proposed tracker (LP: #2064344)

  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - [Packaging] drop getabis data
    - [Packaging] update variants
    - [Packaging] update annotations scripts
    - [Packaging] debian.master/dkms-versions -- update from kernel-versions
      (main/2024.04.29)

  * Enable Nezha board (LP: #1975592)
    - [Config] Enable CONFIG_REGULATOR_FIXED_VOLTAGE on riscv64

  * Enable Nezha board (LP: #1975592) // Enable StarFive VisionFive 2 board
    (LP: #2013232)
    - [Config] Enable CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_DW on riscv64

  * RISC-V kernel config is out of sync with other archs (LP: #1981437)
    - [Config] Sync riscv64 config with other architectures

  * obsolete out-of-tree ivsc dkms in favor of in-tree one (LP: #2061747)
    - ACPI: scan: Defer enumeration of devices with a _DEP pointing to IVSC device
    - Revert "mei: vsc: Call wake_up() in the threaded IRQ handler"
    - mei: vsc: Unregister interrupt handler for system suspend
    - media: ipu-bridge: Add ov01a10 in Dell XPS 9315
    - SAUCE: media: ipu-bridge: Support more sensors

  * Fix after-suspend-mediacard/sdhc-insert test failed (LP: #2042500)
    - PCI/ASPM: Move pci_configure_ltr() to aspm.c
    - PCI/ASPM: Always build aspm.c
    - PCI/ASPM: Move pci_save_ltr_state() to aspm.c
    - PCI/ASPM: Save L1 PM Substates Capability for suspend/resume
    - PCI/ASPM: Call pci_save_ltr_state() from pci_save_pcie_state()
    - PCI/ASPM: Disable L1 before configuring L1 Substates
    - PCI/ASPM: Update save_state when configuration changes

  * RTL8852BE fw security fail then lost WIFI function during suspend/resume
    cycle (LP: #2063096)
    - wifi: rtw89: download firmware with five times retry

  * intel_rapl_common: Add support for ARL and LNL (LP: #2061953)
    - powercap: intel_rapl: Add support for Lunar Lake-M paltform
    - powercap: intel_rapl: Add support for Arrow Lake

  * Kernel panic during checkbox stress_ng_test on Grace running noble 6.8
    (arm64+largemem) kernel (LP: #2058557)
    - aio: Fix null ptr deref in aio_complete() wakeup

  * Avoid creating non-working backlight sysfs knob from ASUS board
    (LP: #2060422)
    - platform/x86: asus-wmi: Consider device is absent when the read is ~0

  * Include cifs.ko in linux-modules package (LP: #2042546)
    - [Packaging] Replace fs/cifs with fs/smb/client in inclusion list

  * Add Real-time Linux Analysis tool (rtla) to linux-tools (LP: #2059080)
    - SAUCE: rtla: fix deb build
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