bionic/linux-raspi2: 4.15.0-1078.83 -proposed tracker

[Kelsey Steele]

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
built:
  main: build#1
  meta: build#1
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1912223
packages:
  main: linux-raspi2
  meta: linux-meta-raspi2
phase: Complete
phase-changed: Wednesday, 27. January 2021 07:29 UTC
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true
reason: {}
synthetic:
  :promote-to-as-proposed: Fix Released
trackers:
  bionic/linux-raspi2/pi-kernel: bug 1911269
variant: debs
versions:
  main: 4.15.0-1078.83
  meta: 4.15.0.1078.75

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Gavin Lin (gavin.lin)]

Hardware Certification have completed testing this -proposed kernel. No regressions were observed, results are available here:
rpi2-armhf: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201906-27188/submission/198278/
rpi3b-arm64: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201907-27197/submission/198303/
rpi3b-armhf: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201811-26649/submission/198309/
rpi3b+-arm64: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201907-27198/submission/198298/
rpi3b+-armhf: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201810-26542/submission/198299/
rpi3a+-arm64: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201907-27199/submission/198280/
rpi3a+-armhf: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201901-26785/submission/198285/
CM3-arm64: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201711-25992/submission/198318/
CM3-armhf: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201711-25992/submission/198326/
CM3+-arm64: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201908-27277/submission/198331/
CM3+-armhf: https://certification.canonical.com/hardware/201908-27277/submission/198337/

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-raspi2 - 4.15.0-1078.83

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linux-raspi2 (4.15.0-1078.83) bionic; urgency=medium

  * bionic/linux-raspi2: 4.15.0-1078.83 -proposed tracker (LP: #1911270)

  * perf_event_open is not restricted to admin by default (LP: #1905786)
    - [Config]: set CONFIG_SECURITY_PERF_EVENTS_RESTRICT

  [ Ubuntu: 4.15.0-133.137 ]

  * bionic/linux: 4.15.0-133.137 -proposed tracker (LP: #1911295)
  * [drm:qxl_enc_commit [qxl]] *ERROR* head number too large or missing monitors
    config: (LP: #1908219)
    - qxl: remove qxl_io_log()
    - qxl: move qxl_send_monitors_config()
    - qxl: hook monitors_config updates into crtc, not encoder.
  * Touchpad not detected on ByteSpeed C15B laptop (LP: #1906128)
    - Input: i8042 - add ByteSpeed touchpad to noloop table
  * vmx_nm_test in ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests interrupted on X-oracle-4.15 /
    B-oracle-4.15 / X-KVM / B-KVM (LP: #1872401)
    - KVM: nVMX: Always reflect #NM VM-exits to L1
  * stack trace in kernel (LP: #1903596)
    - net: napi: remove useless stack trace
  * CVE-2020-27777
    - [Config]: Set CONFIG_PPC_RTAS_FILTER
  * Bionic update: upstream stable patchset 2020-12-04 (LP: #1906875)
    - regulator: defer probe when trying to get voltage from unresolved supply
    - ring-buffer: Fix recursion protection transitions between interrupt context
    - time: Prevent undefined behaviour in timespec64_to_ns()
    - nbd: don't update block size after device is started
    - btrfs: sysfs: init devices outside of the chunk_mutex
    - btrfs: reschedule when cloning lots of extents
    - genirq: Let GENERIC_IRQ_IPI select IRQ_DOMAIN_HIERARCHY
    - hv_balloon: disable warning when floor reached
    - net: xfrm: fix a race condition during allocing spi
    - perf tools: Add missing swap for ino_generation
    - ALSA: hda: prevent undefined shift in snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_link()
    - can: rx-offload: don't call kfree_skb() from IRQ context
    - can: dev: can_get_echo_skb(): prevent call to kfree_skb() in hard IRQ
      context
    - can: dev: __can_get_echo_skb(): fix real payload length return value for RTR
      frames
    - can: can_create_echo_skb(): fix echo skb generation: always use skb_clone()
    - can: peak_usb: add range checking in decode operations
    - can: peak_usb: peak_usb_get_ts_time(): fix timestamp wrapping
    - can: peak_canfd: pucan_handle_can_rx(): fix echo management when loopback is
      on
    - xfs: flush new eof page on truncate to avoid post-eof corruption
    - Btrfs: fix missing error return if writeback for extent buffer never started
    - ath9k_htc: Use appropriate rs_datalen type
    - usb: gadget: goku_udc: fix potential crashes in probe
    - gfs2: Free rd_bits later in gfs2_clear_rgrpd to fix use-after-free
    - gfs2: Add missing truncate_inode_pages_final for sd_aspace
    - gfs2: check for live vs. read-only file system in gfs2_fitrim
    - scsi: hpsa: Fix memory leak in hpsa_init_one()
    - drm/amdgpu: perform srbm soft reset always on SDMA resume
    - mac80211: fix use of skb payload instead of header
    - cfg80211: regulatory: Fix inconsistent format argument
    - scsi: scsi_dh_alua: Avoid crash during alua_bus...

[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

All tasks have been completed and the bug is being set to Fix Released