focal/linux-azure: 5.4.0-1016.16 -proposed tracker

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza]

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

-- swm properties --
boot-testing-requested: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1880118
packages:
  lrm: linux-restricted-modules-azure
  main: linux-azure
  meta: linux-meta-azure
  signed: linux-signed-azure
phase: Complete
phase-changed: Wednesday, 10. June 2020 00:50 UTC
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true
reason: {}
trackers:
  bionic/linux-azure-5.4: bug 1880688
variant: debs
versions:
  lrm: 5.4.0-1016.16
  main: 5.4.0-1016.16
  meta: 5.4.0.1016.16
  signed: 5.4.0-1016.16

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

5.4.0-1013.13 - azure
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in x86_64 (azure):
  ubuntu_bpf - test_maps failed sockmap unexpected timeout on some instances
  ubuntu_ltp - proc01 (bug 1829849) cpuset_hotplug (bug 1834006) memcg_max_usage_in_bytes (bug 1829979) memcg_stat (bug 1829983) memcg_usage_in_bytes (bug 1829984) memcg_use_hierarchy (bug 1829989) mkfs01_ext3_sh mkfs01_ext4_sh nm01_sh from commands (bug 1853610) cpuhotplug02 (bug 1836166) cpuhotplug03 (bug 1836167) cpuhotplug04 (bug 1836169) cpuhotplug06 (bug 1836170) getaddrinfo_01 (bug 1829995) crypto_user02 (bug 1837543)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - test failed with unable to restart systemd-timesyncd.service (bug 1882505)
  ubuntu_lxc - lxc-test-no-new-privs failed with Temporary failure resolving on Standard_B1ms
  ubuntu_sysdig_smoke_test - failed to trace read / write (bug 1844493)
  ubuntu_zfs_smoke_test - kernel-smoke-test-scrub failed on Standard_B1ms (bug 1882652)

Note:
 * ftracetest in ubuntu_kernel_selftests and ubuntu_ftrace_smoke_test will crash Focal Azure instance
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-azure - 5.4.0-1016.16

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linux-azure (5.4.0-1016.16) focal; urgency=medium

  [ Ubuntu: 5.4.0-37.41 ]

  * CVE-2020-0543
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation/spectre_v2: Exclude Zhaoxin CPUs from SPECTRE_V2
    - SAUCE: x86/cpu: Add a steppings field to struct x86_cpu_id
    - SAUCE: x86/cpu: Add 'table' argument to cpu_matches()
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Add Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS)
      mitigation
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Add SRBDS vulnerability and mitigation documentation
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Add Ivy Bridge to affected list

linux-azure (5.4.0-1013.13) focal; urgency=medium

  * focal/linux-azure: 5.4.0-1013.13 -proposed tracker (LP: #1878793)

  * Add support for Ambiq micro AM1805 RTC chip (LP: #1876667)
    - SAUCE: rtc: add am-1805 RTC driver

  * linux-azure: Enable FSGSBASE instructions to support SGX (LP: #1877425)
    - SAUCE: x86/ptrace: Prevent ptrace from clearing the FS/GS selector
    - SAUCE: selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Test GS selector on ptracer-induced GS base
      write
    - SAUCE: x86/cpu: Add 'unsafe_fsgsbase' to enable CR4.FSGSBASE
    - SAUCE: x86/entry/64: Clean up paranoid exit
    - SAUCE: x86/entry/64: Switch CR3 before SWAPGS in paranoid entry
    - SAUCE: x86/entry/64: Introduce the FIND_PERCPU_BASE macro
    - SAUCE: x86/entry/64: Handle FSGSBASE enabled paranoid entry/exit
    - SAUCE: x86/entry/64: Document GSBASE handling in the paranoid path
    - SAUCE: x86/fsgsbase/64: Add intrinsics for FSGSBASE instructions
    - SAUCE: x86/fsgsbase/64: Enable FSGSBASE instructions in helper functions
    - SAUCE: x86/fsgsbase/64: Use FSGSBASE in switch_to() if available
    - SAUCE: x86/fsgsbase/64: Use FSGSBASE instructions on thread copy and ptrace
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation/swapgs: Check FSGSBASE in enabling SWAPGS mitigation
    - SAUCE: selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Test ptracer-induced GS base write with
      FSGSBASE
    - SAUCE: x86/fsgsbase/64: Enable FSGSBASE on 64bit by default and add a
      chicken bit
    - SAUCE: x86/elf: Enumerate kernel FSGSBASE capability in AT_HWCAP2
    - SAUCE: Documentation/x86/64: Add documentation for GS/FS addressing mode

  * rtkit-daemon[*]: Failed to make ourselves RT: Operation not permitted after
    upgrade to 20.04 (LP: #1875665)
    - [Config] Turn off CONFIG_RT_GROUP_SCHED

  [ Ubuntu: 5.4.0-34.38 ]

  * focal/linux: 5.4.0-34.38 -proposed tracker (LP: #1880118)
  * debian/scripts/file-downloader does not handle positive failures correctly
    (LP: #1878897)
    - [Packaging] file-downloader not handling positive failures correctly
  * Focal update: v5.4.41 upstream stable release (LP: #1878649)
    - USB: serial: qcserial: Add DW5816e support
    - nvme: refactor nvme_identify_ns_descs error handling
    - nvme: fix possible hang when ns scanning fails during error recovery
    - tracing/kprobes: Fix a double initialization typo
    - net: macb: Fix runtime PM refcounting
    - drm/amdgpu: move kfd suspend after ip_suspend_phase1
    - drm/amdgpu: drop redundant cg/pg ungate on runpm enter
    - vt: fix unicode console freeing with a common interface
    - tty: xilinx_uartps: Fix missing...

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

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