linux-lts-xenial: 4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1 -proposed tracker

[Stefan Bader]

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
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kernel-stable-master-bug: 1716613
phase: Released
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have completed testing this -proposed kernel. No regressions were observed, results are available here: http://people.canonical.com/~hwcert/sru-testing/trusty/4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1/trusty-4.4-proposed-published.html

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1 - generic
Regression test CMPL.
http://kernel.ubuntu.com/testing/tracker-index.html

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - extend-file-random.sh.btrfs (bug 1684788), trunc-file.sh.btrfs (bug 1684789)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 28 failures with the updated kvm_unit-tests

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400, bug 1716603, or a bug to test case
  libhugetlbfs - failed to build (bug 1707887)
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - lp1262692 failed, bug for iproute2, bug 1715376
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - extend-file-random.sh.btrfs (bug 1684788), trunc-file.sh.btrfs (bug 1684789)
  ubuntu_qrt_apparmor - test_old_trusty_regression_testsuite failed to build, bug 1699987
  ubuntu_qrt_kernel_security - 050 (bug 1684776) failed

Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - extend-file-random.sh.btrfs (bug 1684788), trunc-file.sh.btrfs (bug 1684789)

Issue to note in ppc64le:
  rtc - Update IRQs not supported.
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - lp1262692 failed, bug for iproute2, bug 1715376

Note for ppc64le,
Leverging ubuntu_ecryptfs test result from 4.4.0-95.118~14.04.1, miscdev-bad-count.sh.ext4 ~ lp-509180.sh.ext4 failed due to dpkg lock issue. Actual test result will be update later.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-lts-xenial - 4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1

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linux-lts-xenial (4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1) trusty; urgency=low

  * linux-lts-xenial: 4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1 -proposed tracker (LP: #1716614)

  * linux: 4.4.0-96.119 -proposed tracker (LP: #1716613)

  * kernel panic -not syncing: Fatal exception: panic_on_oops (LP: #1708399)
    - s390/mm: no local TLB flush for clearing-by-ASCE IDTE
    - SAUCE: s390/mm: fix local TLB flushing vs. detach of an mm address space
    - SAUCE: s390/mm: fix race on mm->context.flush_mm

  * CVE-2017-1000251
    - Bluetooth: Properly check L2CAP config option output buffer length

linux (4.4.0-95.118) xenial; urgency=low

  * linux: 4.4.0-95.118 -proposed tracker (LP: #1715651)

  * Xenial update to 4.4.78 stable release broke Address Sanitizer
    (LP: #1715636)
    - mm: revert x86_64 and arm64 ELF_ET_DYN_BASE base changes

linux (4.4.0-94.117) xenial; urgency=low

  * linux: 4.4.0-94.117 -proposed tracker (LP: #1713462)

  * mwifiex causes kernel oops when AP mode is enabled (LP: #1712746)
    - SAUCE: net/wireless: do not dereference invalid pointer
    - SAUCE: mwifiex: do not dereference invalid pointer

  * Backport more recent Broadcom bnxt_en driver (LP: #1711056)
    - SAUCE: bnxt_en_bpo: Import bnxt_en driver version 1.8.1
    - SAUCE: bnxt_en_bpo: Drop distro out-of-tree detection logic
    - SAUCE: bnxt_en_bpo: Remove unnecessary compile flags
    - SAUCE: bnxt_en_bpo: Move config settings to Kconfig
    - SAUCE: bnxt_en_bpo: Remove PCI_IDs handled by the regular driver
    - SAUCE: bnxt_en_bpo: Rename the backport driver to bnxt_en_bpo
    - bnxt_en_bpo: [Config] Enable CONFIG_BNXT_BPO=m

  * HID: multitouch: Support ALPS PTP Stick and Touchpad devices (LP: #1712481)
    - HID: multitouch: Support PTP Stick and Touchpad device
    - SAUCE: HID: multitouch: Support ALPS PTP stick with pid 0x120A

  * igb: Support using Broadcom 54616 as PHY (LP: #1712024)
    - SAUCE: igb: add support for using Broadcom 54616 as PHY

  * IPR driver causes multipath to fail paths/stuck IO on Medium Errors
    (LP: #1682644)
    - scsi: ipr: do not set DID_PASSTHROUGH on CHECK CONDITION

  * accessing /dev/hvc1 with stress-ng on Ubuntu xenial causes crash
    (LP: #1711401)
    - tty/hvc: Use IRQF_SHARED for OPAL hvc consoles

  * memory-hotplug test needs to be fixed (LP: #1710868)
    - selftests: typo correction for memory-hotplug test
    - selftests: check hot-pluggagble memory for memory-hotplug test
    - selftests: check percentage range for memory-hotplug test
    - selftests: add missing test name in memory-hotplug test
    - selftests: fix memory-hotplug test

  * HP lt4132 LTE/HSPA+ 4G Module (03f0:a31d) does not work (LP: #1707643)
    - net: cdc_mbim: apply "NDP to end" quirk to HP lt4132

  * Migrating KSM page causes the VM lock up as the KSM page merging list is too
    large (LP: #1680513)
    - ksm: introduce ksm_max_page_sharing per page deduplication limit
    - ksm: fix use after free with merge_across_nodes = 0
    - ksm: cleanup stable_node chain collapse case
    - ksm: swap the two output parameters of chain/chain_prune
    - ksm: optimize refile of stable_n...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

For the record, ubuntu_ecryptfs passed on ppc64le.