linux: 4.4.0-142.168 -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

backports: bug 1811847 (linux-aws), bug 1811848 (linux-lts-xenial)
derivatives: bug 1811851 (linux-aws), bug 1811852 (linux-euclid), bug 1811853 (linux-kvm), bug 1811854 (linux-raspi2), bug 1811855 (linux-snapdragon)
-- swm properties --
boot-testing-requested: true
bugs-spammed: true
phase: Release
phase-changed: Monday, 04. February 2019 00:17 UTC
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Devices Certification Bot (ce-certification-qa)]

Snap beta testing complete, no regressions found. Ready for promotion. Results here: https://trello.com/c/OjAoIABm/655-pc-kernel-440-142168-184

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza (kleber-souza)]

Overwriting the automated-testing task back to 'Confirmed', since it seems it has been set wrongly to 'Fix Released'.

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.4.0-142.168 - lowlatency
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

44 / 53 tests were run, missing: ubuntu_bpf_jit, ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes, ubuntu_cts_kernel, ubuntu_cve_kernel, ubuntu_ecryptfs, ubuntu_ltp_syscalls, ubuntu_zfs_fstest, ubuntu_zfs_xfs_generic, xfstests
Issue to note in amd64:
  libhugetlbfs - failed 1 killed by signal 1 bad config 3
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - cpu-hotplug with 1 cpu (bug 1812149)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 34 failed on KVM nodes

4.4.0-142.168 - generic
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  libhugetlbfs - failed 1 killed by signal 1 bad config 3
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 34 failed on onibi, 35 failed on KVM nodes
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - inotify07 (bug 1774387) inotify08 (bug 1775784) fanotify07/fanotify08 timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 timeouted (bug 1775153) fanotify11 timeouted (bug 1808107)
  xfstests - ext4 generic/475 timed out

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400 (bug 1716603)
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - cpu-hotplug failed on moonshot (bug 1809701)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - unable to create KVM with uvtool (bug 1749427)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - pmu on ms10-34-mcdivittB0-kernel (bug 1751000) gicv2-ipi and gicv2-active on starmie
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - inotify07 (bug 1774387) inotify08 (bug 1775784) fanotify07/fanotify08 timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 timeouted (bug 1775153) fanotify11 timeouted (bug 1808107)
  ubuntu_lxc - Unable to fetch GPG key from keyserver.
  xfstests - xfs xfs/438 timed out

46 / 47 tests were run, missing: ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes
Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - unable to build on X/T i386 (bug 1798007)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - inotify07 (bug 1774387) inotify08 (bug 1775784) fanotify07/fanotify08 timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 timeouted (bug 1775153) fanotify11 timeouted (bug 1808107)
  xfstests - xfs generic/308 timed out (bug 1738152)

Issue to note in ppc64le (P8):
  ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes - Unable to mount a btrfs filesystem smaller than 320M on Xenial P8 (bug 1813863)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - unable to create KVM with uvtool, bug 1755118
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - sprs timed out (bug 1740017)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - inotify07 (bug 1774387) inotify08 (bug 1775784) fanotify07/fanotify08 timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 timeouted (bug 1775153) fanotify11 timeouted (bug 1808107)
  xfstests - btrfs generic/176 timed out

Issue to note in s390x (KVM):
  libhugetlbfs - failed 11 killed by signal 7 bad config 1
  ubuntu_bpf_jit - unable to insert test_bpf on Xenial s390x (bug 1768452)
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - test_bpf in net (bug 1812189)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvtool issue (bug 1729854)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 12 failed
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - inotify07 (bug 1774387) inotify08 (bug 1775784) fanotify07/fanotify08 timeouted (bug 1775165) fanotify09 timeouted (bug 1775153) fanotify11 timeouted (bug 1808107)
  ubuntu_lxc - lxc-test-ubuntu failed (Failed to start networking in ubuntu-cloud container)
  ubuntu_qrt_kernel_security - SECURITY_SELINUX_DISABLE option hould be enable on X s390x (bug 1813721)

Issue to note in s390x (Ubuntu on LPAR):
  libhugetlbfs - failed 11 ki...

[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/xenial/4.4.0-142.168/xenial-proposed-published.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-142.168

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linux (4.4.0-142.168) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.4.0-142.168 -proposed tracker (LP: #1811846)

  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - [Packaging] update helper scripts

  * iptables connlimit allows more connections than the limit when using
    multiple CPUs (LP: #1811094)
    - netfilter: xt_connlimit: don't store address in the conn nodes
    - SAUCE: netfilter: xt_connlimit: remove the 'addr' parameter in add_hlist()
    - netfilter: nf_conncount: expose connection list interface
    - netfilter: nf_conncount: Fix garbage collection with zones
    - netfilter: nf_conncount: fix garbage collection confirm race
    - netfilter: nf_conncount: don't skip eviction when age is negative

  * CVE-2017-5715
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Cleanup IBPB runtime control handling
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Cleanup IBRS runtime control handling
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Use x86_spec_ctrl_base in entry/exit code
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Move RSB_CTXSW hunk

  * Xenial update: 4.4.167 upstream stable release (LP: #1811077)
    - media: em28xx: Fix use-after-free when disconnecting
    - Revert "wlcore: Add missing PM call for
      wlcore_cmd_wait_for_event_or_timeout()"
    - rapidio/rionet: do not free skb before reading its length
    - s390/qeth: fix length check in SNMP processing
    - usbnet: ipheth: fix potential recvmsg bug and recvmsg bug 2
    - kvm: mmu: Fix race in emulated page table writes
    - xtensa: enable coprocessors that are being flushed
    - xtensa: fix coprocessor context offset definitions
    - Btrfs: ensure path name is null terminated at btrfs_control_ioctl
    - ALSA: wss: Fix invalid snd_free_pages() at error path
    - ALSA: ac97: Fix incorrect bit shift at AC97-SPSA control write
    - ALSA: control: Fix race between adding and removing a user element
    - ALSA: sparc: Fix invalid snd_free_pages() at error path
    - ext2: fix potential use after free
    - dmaengine: at_hdmac: fix memory leak in at_dma_xlate()
    - dmaengine: at_hdmac: fix module unloading
    - btrfs: release metadata before running delayed refs
    - USB: usb-storage: Add new IDs to ums-realtek
    - usb: core: quirks: add RESET_RESUME quirk for Cherry G230 Stream series
    - misc: mic/scif: fix copy-paste error in scif_create_remote_lookup
    - Kbuild: suppress packed-not-aligned warning for default setting only
    - exec: avoid gcc-8 warning for get_task_comm
    - disable stringop truncation warnings for now
    - kobject: Replace strncpy with memcpy
    - unifdef: use memcpy instead of strncpy
    - kernfs: Replace strncpy with memcpy
    - ip_tunnel: Fix name string concatenate in __ip_tunnel_create()
    - drm: gma500: fix logic error
    - scsi: bfa: convert to strlcpy/strlcat
    - staging: rts5208: fix gcc-8 logic error warning
    - kdb: use memmove instead of overlapping memcpy
    - iser: set sector for ambiguous mr status errors
    - uprobes: Fix handle_swbp() vs. unregister() + register() race once more
    - MIPS: ralink: Fix mt7620 nd_sd pinmux
    - mips: fix mips_get_syscall_arg o32 check
    - drm/ast: Fix incorrect free on ioregs
 ...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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