linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1024.27 -proposed tracker

[Brad Figg]

This bug is for tracking the <version to be filled> 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
-- swm properties --
derivative-trackers-created: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1612305
phase: Released
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This tracking bug was opened to be worked from linux-4.4.0-36.55 update (bug 1612305)

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

USN Needed

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Skipping certification-testing for this cycle, since we don't have
testpool/image for this kernel.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-snapdragon - 4.4.0-1024.27

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linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1024.27) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Stefan Bader ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1612349

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-36.55 ]

  * I2C touchpad does not work on AMD platform (LP: #1612006)
    - SAUCE: pinctrl/amd: Remove the default de-bounce time
  * CVE-2016-5696
    - tcp: make challenge acks less predictable

linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1023.26) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Stefan Bader ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1611239

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-35.54 ]

  * [i915_bpo] Sync with v4.7 (LP: #1609742)
    - SAUCE: i915_bpo: Sync with v4.7
  * s390/cio: fix reset of channel measurement block (LP: #1609415)
    - s390/cio: allow to reset channel measurement block
  * in Ubuntu16.10: Hit on Call traces and system goes down when transactional
    memory tests are running in 32TB Brazos system (LP: #1606786)
    - powerpc/tm: Avoid SLB faults in treclaim/trecheckpoint when RI=0
    - powerpc/tm: Fix stack pointer corruption in __tm_recheckpoint()
  * Power Menu does not display after press the Power Button (LP: #1609204)
    - intel-vbtn: new driver for Intel Virtual Button
    - [config] enable CONFIG_INTEL_VBTN=m
  * OptiPlex 7450 AIO hangs when rebooting (LP: #1608762)
    - x86/reboot: Add Dell Optiplex 7450 AIO reboot quirk
  * virtualbox+usb 3.0 breaks boot, -28 kernel works (LP: #1604058)
    - SAUCE: xhci: Fix soft lockup in xhci_pci_probe path when XHCI_STATE_HALTED
  * linux-kernel: Freeing IRQ from IRQ context (LP: #1597908)
    - block: defer timeouts to a workqueue
  * Tunnel offload indications not stripped from encapsulated packets, causing
    performance overhead (LP: #1602755)
    - tunnels: Remove encapsulation offloads on decap.
  * lm-sensors is throwing "ERROR: Can't get value of subfeature temp1_input:
    I/O error" for be2net driver (LP: #1607387)
    - be2net: perform temperature query in adapter regardless of its interface
      state
  * Dell dock MAC Address pass through doesn't work in Ubuntu (LP: #1579984)
    - r8152: Add support for setting pass through MAC address on RTL8153-AD
  * vmxnet3 LRO IPv6 performance issues (stalling TCP) (LP: #1605494)
    - Driver: Vmxnet3: set CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY for IPv6 packets
  * ISST-LTE:pVM:monklp5:Ubuntu16.04.1:system crashed at
    lpfc_sli4_scmd_to_wqidx_distr (LP: #1597974)
    - SAUCE: lpfc: fix oops in lpfc_sli4_scmd_to_wqidx_distr() from
      lpfc_send_taskmgmt()
  * Backport cxlflash shutdown patch to Xenial SRU (LP: #1605405)
    - SAUCE: cxlflash: Verify problem state area is mapped before notifying
      shutdown
  * Xenial update to v4.4.16 stable release (LP: #1607404)
    - mac80211: fix fast_tx header alignment
    - mac80211: mesh: flush mesh paths unconditionally
    - mac80211_hwsim: Add missing check for HWSIM_ATTR_SIGNAL
    - mac80211: Fix mesh estab_plinks counting in STA removal case
    - EDAC, sb_edac: Fix rank lookup on Broadwell
    - IB/cm: Fix a recently introduced locking bug
    - IB/mlx4: Properly initialize GRH TClass and FlowLabel in AHs
    - powerpc/pseries: Fix IBM_ARCH_VEC_NRCORES_OFFSET since POWER8NVL was added
    - powerpc/tm: Alwa...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

The package has been published and the bug is being set to Fix Released

[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...