bionic/linux-azure-5.4: 5.4.0-1017.17~18.04.1 -proposed tracker

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza]

This bug will contain status and test results related to a kernel source (or snap) as stated in the title.

For an explanation of the tasks and the associated workflow see:
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/kernel-sru-workflow

-- swm properties --
boot-testing-requested: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1885048
packages:
  lrm: linux-restricted-modules-azure-5.4
  main: linux-azure-5.4
  meta: linux-meta-azure-5.4
  signed: linux-signed-azure-5.4
phase: Ready for Signoff
phase-changed: Thursday, 25. June 2020 02:32 UTC
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true
reason:
  promote-to-updates: 'Holding -- waiting for signoffs:
    stakeholder-signoff'
  stakeholder-signoff: Stalled -- waiting for signoff
variant: debs
versions:
  lrm: 5.4.0-1017.17~18.04.1
  main: 5.4.0-1017.17~18.04.1
  meta: 5.4.0.1017.3
  signed: 5.4.0-1017.17~18.04.1

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

5.4.0-1017.17~18.04.1 - azure
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in x86_64 (azure):
  ubuntu_bpf - build failed with "error: use of unknown builtin '__builtin_preserve_access_index'" (bug 1882559)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - ept (bug 1824228) memory (bug 1831449) vmx (bug 1821394) on Standard_F32s_v2 test crashed with vmx_host_state_area (bug 1874693) on Standard_D48_v3
  ubuntu_ltp - proc01 (bug 1829849) ksm03 ksm03_1 ksm04 ksm04_1 in mm (bug 1884742) cpuset_hotplug (bug 1834006) memcg_max_usage_in_bytes (bug 1829979) memcg_stat (bug 1829983) memcg_usage_in_bytes (bug 1829984) memcg_use_hierarchy (bug 1829989) mkfs01_ext3_sh mkfs01_ext4_sh nm01_sh from commands (bug 1853610) cpuhotplug02 (bug 1836166) cpuhotplug03 (bug 1836167) cpuhotplug04 (bug 1836169) cpuhotplug06 (bug 1836170) getaddrinfo_01 (bug 1829995) crypto_user02 (bug 1837543)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - btrfs fill_fs test in fallocate06 (bug 1866323) fanotify10 case 16 (bug 1882717) kill11 (bug 1865965) msgstress03 on some instances (bug 1797341) msgstress04 on some instances (bug 1797348)
  ubuntu_lxc - lxc-test-device-add-remove from ubuntu_lxc (bug 1884024)
  ubuntu_sysdig_smoke_test - failed to trace read / write (bug 1844493)

Note:
 * ftracetest in ubuntu_kernel_selftests and ubuntu_ftrace_smoke_test will crash Focal Azure instances (bug 1882669)