linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1025.28 -proposed tracker

[Tim Gardner]

This bug is for tracking the 4.4.0-1025.28 upload package. This bug will contain status and testing results related to that upload.

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

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derivative-trackers-created: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1618040
phase: Promoted to proposed
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-snapdragon - 4.4.0-1026.29

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linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1026.29) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1620701

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-38.57 ]

  * CIFS client: access problems after updating to kernel 4.4.0-29-generic
    (LP: #1612135)
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: (namespace) Bypass sget() capability check for nfs"
    - fs: Call d_automount with the filesystems creds

  * apt-key add fails in overlayfs (LP: #1618572)
    - SAUCE: overlayfs: fix regression in whiteout detection

linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1025.28) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Tim Gardner ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1618153

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-37.56 ]

  * [Feature] Instruction decoder support for new SKX instructions- AVX512
    (LP: #1591655)
    - x86/insn: perf tools: Fix vcvtph2ps instruction decoding
    - x86/insn: Add AVX-512 support to the instruction decoder
    - perf tools: Add AVX-512 support to the instruction decoder used by Intel PT
    - perf tools: Add AVX-512 instructions to the new instructions test

  * [Ubuntu 16.04] FCoE Lun not visible in OS with inbox driver - Issue with
    ioremap() call on 32bit kernel (LP: #1608652)
    - lpfc: Correct issue with ioremap() call on 32bit kernel

  * [Feature] turbostat support for Skylake-SP server (LP: #1591802)
    - tools/power turbostat: decode more CPUID fields
    - tools/power turbostat: CPUID(0x16) leaf shows base, max, and bus frequency
    - tools/power turbostat: decode HWP registers
    - tools/power turbostat: Decode MSR_MISC_PWR_MGMT
    - tools/power turbostat: allow sub-sec intervals
    - tools/power turbostat: Intel Xeon x200: fix erroneous bclk value
    - tools/power turbostat: Intel Xeon x200: fix turbo-ratio decoding
    - tools/power turbostat: re-name "%Busy" field to "Busy%"
    - tools/power turbostat: add --out option for saving output in a file
    - tools/power turbostat: fix compiler warnings
    - tools/power turbostat: make fewer systems calls
    - tools/power turbostat: show IRQs per CPU
    - tools/power turbostat: show GFXMHz
    - tools/power turbostat: show GFX%rc6
    - tools/power turbostat: detect and work around syscall jitter
    - tools/power turbostat: indicate SMX and SGX support
    - tools/power turbostat: call __cpuid() instead of __get_cpuid()
    - tools/power turbostat: correct output for MSR_NHM_SNB_PKG_CST_CFG_CTL dump
    - tools/power turbostat: bugfix: TDP MSRs print bits fixing
    - tools/power turbostat: SGX state should print only if --debug
    - tools/power turbostat: print IRTL MSRs
    - tools/power turbostat: initial BXT support
    - tools/power turbostat: decode BXT TSC frequency via CPUID
    - tools/power turbostat: initial SKX support

  * [BYT] display hotplug doesn't work on console (LP: #1616894)
    - drm/i915/vlv: Make intel_crt_reset() per-encoder
    - drm/i915/vlv: Reset the ADPA in vlv_display_power_well_init()
    - drm/i915/vlv: Disable HPD in valleyview_crt_detect_hotplug()
    - drm/i915: Enable polling when we don't have hpd

  * [Feature]intel_idle enabling on Broxton-P (LP: #1520446)
    - intel_idle: add BXT support

  * [Feature] EDAC: Upda...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-snapdragon - 4.4.0-1029.32

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linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1029.32) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Kamal Mostafa ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1628228

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-41.61 ]

  * nvme drive probe failure (LP: #1626894)
    - (fix) NVMe: Don't unmap controller registers on reset

linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1028.31) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-40.60 ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1627077
  * Permission denied in CIFS with kernel 4.4.0-38 (LP: #1626112)
    - Fix memory leaks in cifs_do_mount()
    - Compare prepaths when comparing superblocks
    - SAUCE: Fix regression which breaks DFS mounting
  * Backlight does not change when adjust it higher than 50% after S3
    (LP: #1625932)
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915/backlight: setup and cache pwm alternate
      increment value
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: drm/i915/backlight: setup backlight pwm alternate
      increment on backlight enable

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-39.59 ]

  * thunder: chip errata w/ multiple CQEs for a TSO packet (LP: #1624569)
    - net: thunderx: Fix for issues with multiple CQEs posted for a TSO packet
  * thunder: faulty TSO padding (LP: #1623627)
    - net: thunderx: Fix for HW issue while padding TSO packet
  * CVE-2016-6828
    - tcp: fix use after free in tcp_xmit_retransmit_queue()
  * Sennheiser Officerunner - cannot get freq at ep 0x83 (LP: #1622763)
    - SAUCE: (no-up) ALSA: usb-audio: Add quirk for sennheiser officerunner
  * Backport E3 Skylake Support in ie31200_edac to Xenial (LP: #1619766)
    - EDAC, ie31200_edac: Add Skylake support
  * Ubuntu 16.04 - Full EEH Recovery Support for NVMe devices (LP: #1602724)
    - SAUCE: nvme: Don't suspend admin queue that wasn't created
  * ISST-LTE:pNV: system ben is hung during ST (nvme) (LP: #1620317)
    - blk-mq: Allow timeouts to run while queue is freezing
    - blk-mq: improve warning for running a queue on the wrong CPU
    - blk-mq: don't overwrite rq->mq_ctx
  * lsattr 32bit does not work on 64bit kernel (Inappropriate ioctl error)
    (LP: #1619918)
    - btrfs: bugfix: handle FS_IOC32_{GETFLAGS, SETFLAGS, GETVERSION} in
      btrfs_ioctl
  * radeon: monitor connected to onboard VGA doesn't work with Xenial
    (LP: #1600092)
    - drm/radeon/dp: add back special handling for NUTMEG
  * initramfs includes qle driver, but not firmware (LP: #1623187)
    - qed: add MODULE_FIRMWARE()
  * [Hyper-V] Rebase Hyper-V to 4.7.2 (stable) (LP: #1616677)
    - hv_netvsc: Implement support for VF drivers on Hyper-V
    - hv_netvsc: Fix the list processing for network change event
    - Drivers: hv: vmbus: Introduce functions for estimating room in the ring
      buffer
    - Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use READ_ONCE() to read variables that are volatile
    - Drivers: hv: vmbus: Export the vmbus_set_event() API
    - lcoking/barriers, arch: Use smp barriers in smp_store_release()
    - asm-generic: guard smp_store_release/load_acquire
    - x86: reuse asm-generic/barrier.h
    - asm-generic: add __smp_xxx wrappers
    - x86: define __smp_xxx
    - asm-generic: implement virt_xxx memory barriers
    - Drivers: hv: vmbus: Move some ring buffer functions to hyperv.h
    - Driv...