linux-raspi2: 4.4.0-1043.50 -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 --
boot-testing-requested: true
derivative-trackers-created: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1660704
phase: Promoted to proposed
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This tracking bug was opened to be worked from linux-4.4.0-63.84 update (bug 1660704)

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

I found a potential kernel regression, and please refer to LP: #1665280 for more details, "Boot into emergency mode on RPi2 with proposed kernel 4.4.0-1043.50 after system update."

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

We have finished the test on Xenial.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-raspi2 - 4.4.0-1044.51

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linux-raspi2 (4.4.0-1044.51) xenial; urgency=low

  [ Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo ]

  * Release Tracking Bug
    - LP: #1667422

  * Boot into emergency mode on RPi2 with proposed kernel 4.4.0-1043.50 after
    system update (LP: #1665280)
    - Revert "PM / wakeirq: Fix dedicated wakeirq for drivers not using
      autosuspend"
    - Revert "mm, oom: prevent premature OOM killer invocation for high order
      request"
    - Revert "mm, oom: protect !costly allocations some more for
      !CONFIG_COMPACTION"
    - Revert "mm, oom, compaction: prevent from should_compact_retry looping for
      ever for costly orders"
    - Revert "mm: consider compaction feedback also for costly allocation"

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-64.85 ]

  * CVE-2017-6074 (LP: #1665935)
    - dccp: fix freeing skb too early for IPV6_RECVPKTINFO

 -- Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo <email address hidden> Thu, 23 Feb 2017 15:44:15 -0300