xenial/linux: 4.4.0-234.268 -proposed tracker

[Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo]

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

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built:
  from: 471482a4a1714d38
  route-entry: 1
delta:
  promote-to-proposed: [signed, main, meta]
  promote-to-updates: [meta, signed, main]
flag:
  boot-testing-requested: true
  proposed-announcement-sent: true
  proposed-testing-requested: true
issue: KSRU-5052
packages:
  main: linux
  meta: linux-meta
  signed: linux-signed
phase: Complete
phase-changed: Thursday, 29. September 2022 11:32 UTC
reason: {}
synthetic:
  :promote-to-as-proposed: Invalid
trackers:
  trusty/linux-aws: bug 1990411
  trusty/linux-lts-xenial: bug 1990412
  xenial/linux-aws: bug 1990406
  xenial/linux-cascade: bug 1990408
  xenial/linux-fips: bug 1990409
  xenial/linux-kvm: bug 1990410
  xenial/linux/caracalla-kernel: bug 1990402
  xenial/linux/pc-kernel: bug 1990403
  xenial/linux/stlouis-kernel: bug 1990404
variant: debs
versions:
  main: 4.4.0-234.268
  meta: 4.4.0.234.240
  signed: 4.4.0-234.268
~~:
  clamps:
    new-review: 471482a4a1714d38
    promote-to-proposed: 471482a4a1714d38
    self: 4.4.0-234.268
    sru-review: 471482a4a1714d38

[Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo)]

Tested the perf changes, which seemed to be the more risky. Exercised some of the changed code and no crashes, warnings observed.

[Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo)]

Marking Certification Testing as Invalid in order to get this expedited. Some Cert Testing has been done on the snap side.

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

All tasks have been completed and the bug is being closed