linux-lts-utopic: 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 -proposed tracker

[Luis Henriques]

This bug is for tracking the 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1 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
kernel-stable-Prepare-package-start:Thursday, 20. August 2015 22:17 UTC
kernel-stable-Prepare-package-end:Friday, 21. August 2015 08:02 UTC
kernel-stable-Promote-to-proposed-start:Friday, 21. August 2015 08:02 UTC
kernel-stable-Promote-to-proposed-end:Friday, 21. August 2015 21:01 UTC
kernel-stable-Verification-testing-end:Friday, 21. August 2015 23:33 UTC
kernel-stable-Certification-testing-start:Friday, 21. August 2015 23:33 UTC
kernel-stable-Security-signoff-start:Friday, 21. August 2015 23:33 UTC
kernel-stable-Regression-testing-start:Friday, 21. August 2015 23:33 UTC
kernel-stable-Regression-testing-end:Tuesday, 25. August 2015 15:01 UTC
kernel-stable-Certification-testing-end:Friday, 28. August 2015 07:01 UTC
kernel-stable-Promote-to-updates-start:Friday, 28. August 2015 08:02 UTC
kernel-stable-Security-signoff-end:Friday, 28. August 2015 08:02 UTC
kernel-stable-Promote-to-updates-end:Thursday, 03. September 2015 11:55 UTC
kernel-stable-phase:Released
kernel-stable-phase-changed:Thursday, 03. September 2015 13:05 UTC

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

All builds are complete, packages in this bug can be copied to -proposed.

[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

No flavour-specific bugs to verify.

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[Yung Shen (kaxing)]

Hardware Certification have completed testing this -proposed kernel. No regressions were observed, results are available here: http://people.canonical.com/~hwcert/sru-testing/trusty/3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1/trusty-3.16-proposed.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-lts-utopic - 3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1

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linux-lts-utopic (3.16.0-48.64~14.04.1) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Luis Henriques ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1487225

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * sysfs: Create mountpoints with sysfs_create_mount_point
    - LP: #1487125

linux-lts-utopic (3.16.0-47.63~14.04.1) trusty; urgency=low

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1485127

  [ Brad Figg ]

  * CONFIG: CONFIG_DELL_RBTN=m

  [ Upstream Kernel Changes ]

  * dell-rbtn: Dell Airplane Mode Switch driver
    - LP: #1440949
  * dell-rbtn: Export notifier for other kernel modules
  * dell-laptop: Use dell-rbtn instead i8042 filter when possible
  * net: Remove ndo_xmit_flush netdev operation, use signalling instead.
    - LP: #1454892
  * hyperv: Increase the buffer length for netvsc_channel_cb()
    - LP: #1454892
  * hyperv: Add support for vNIC hot removal
    - LP: #1454892
  * hyperv: fix sparse warnings
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Implement batching in send buffer
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Cleanup the test for freeing skb when we use sendbuf
    mechanism
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Eliminate memory allocation in the packet send path
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Fix the packet free when it is in skb headroom
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Implement partial copy into send buffer
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Fix a bug in netvsc_start_xmit()
    - LP: #1454892
  * Drivers: hv: vmbus: Suport an API to send packet with additional
    control
    - LP: #1454892
  * Drivers: hv: vmbus: Suport an API to send pagebuffers with additional
    control
    - LP: #1454892
  * Drivers: hv: vmbus: Export the vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer_ctl()
    - LP: #1454892
  * hv_netvsc: Use the xmit_more skb flag to optimize signaling the host
    - LP: #1454892

 -- Luis Henriques <email address hidden> Thu, 20 Aug 2015 23:10:28 +0100

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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