linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1087.92 -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
-- swm properties --
boot-testing-requested: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1749089
phase: Released
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Chris Wayne (cwayne)]

+1 for promotion, results here: https://trello.com/c/ZljPY3vV/197-dragonboard-kernel-440-108792-43

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-snapdragon - 4.4.0-1087.92

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linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1087.92) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1087.92 -proposed tracker (LP: #1749096)

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-116.140 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-116.140 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748990)
  * BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000009
    (LP: #1748671)
    - SAUCE: net: ipv4: fix for a race condition in raw_sendmsg -- fix backport

linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1086.91) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1086.91 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748494)

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-115.139 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-115.138 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748745)
  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: turn off IBPB when full retpoline is present"
    - SAUCE: turn off IBRS when full retpoline is present
    - [Packaging] retpoline files must be sorted
    - [Packaging] pull in retpoline files

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-114.137 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-114.137 -proposed tracker (LP: #1748484)
  * ALSA backport missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table to
    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Kernel (LP: #1744117)
    - ALSA: hda - Add missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table
  * Shutdown hang on 16.04 with iscsi targets (LP: #1569925)
    - scsi: libiscsi: Allow sd_shutdown on bad transport
  * libata: apply MAX_SEC_1024 to all LITEON EP1 series devices (LP: #1743053)
    - libata: apply MAX_SEC_1024 to all LITEON EP1 series devices
  * KVM patches for s390x to provide facility bits 81 (ppa15) and 82 (bpb)
    (LP: #1747090)
    - KVM: s390: wire up bpb feature
    - KVM: s390: Enable all facility bits that are known good for passthrough
  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - SAUCE: drop lingering gmb() macro
    - x86/feature: Enable the x86 feature to control Speculation
    - x86/feature: Report presence of IBPB and IBRS control
    - x86/enter: MACROS to set/clear IBRS and set IBPB
    - x86/enter: Use IBRS on syscall and interrupts
    - x86/idle: Disable IBRS entering idle and enable it on wakeup
    - x86/idle: Disable IBRS when offlining cpu and re-enable on wakeup
    - x86/mm: Set IBPB upon context switch
    - x86/mm: Only set IBPB when the new thread cannot ptrace current thread
    - x86/kvm: add MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD to kvm
    - x86/kvm: Set IBPB when switching VM
    - x86/kvm: Toggle IBRS on VM entry and exit
    - x86/spec_ctrl: Add sysctl knobs to enable/disable SPEC_CTRL feature
    - x86/spec_ctrl: Add lock to serialize changes to ibrs and ibpb control
    - x86/cpu/amd, kvm: Satisfy guest kernel reads of IC_CFG MSR
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Add speculative control support for AMD
    - x86/microcode: Extend post microcode reload to support IBPB feature
    - KVM: SVM: Do not intercept new speculative control MSRs
    - x86/svm: Set IBRS value on VM entry and exit
    - x86/svm: Set IBPB when running a different VCPU
    - KVM: x86: Add speculative control CPUID support for guests
    - SAUCE: Fix spec_ctrl support in KVM
    - SAUCE: turn off IBPB when full retpoline is present

linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1085.90) xenial; urgency=low

  * linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1085.90 -proposed tracker (...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-snapdragon - 4.4.0-1088.93

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linux-snapdragon (4.4.0-1088.93) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux-snapdragon: 4.4.0-1088.93 -proposed tracker (LP: #1755215)

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-117.141 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-117.141 -proposed tracker (LP: #1755208)
  * Xenial update to 4.4.114 stable release (LP: #1754592)
    - x86/asm/32: Make sync_core() handle missing CPUID on all 32-bit kernels
    - usbip: prevent vhci_hcd driver from leaking a socket pointer address
    - usbip: Fix implicit fallthrough warning
    - usbip: Fix potential format overflow in userspace tools
    - x86/microcode/intel: Fix BDW late-loading revision check
    - x86/retpoline: Fill RSB on context switch for affected CPUs
    - sched/deadline: Use the revised wakeup rule for suspending constrained dl
      tasks
    - can: af_can: can_rcv(): replace WARN_ONCE by pr_warn_once
    - can: af_can: canfd_rcv(): replace WARN_ONCE by pr_warn_once
    - PM / sleep: declare __tracedata symbols as char[] rather than char
    - time: Avoid undefined behaviour in ktime_add_safe()
    - timers: Plug locking race vs. timer migration
    - Prevent timer value 0 for MWAITX
    - drivers: base: cacheinfo: fix x86 with CONFIG_OF enabled
    - drivers: base: cacheinfo: fix boot error message when acpi is enabled
    - PCI: layerscape: Add "fsl,ls2085a-pcie" compatible ID
    - PCI: layerscape: Fix MSG TLP drop setting
    - mmc: sdhci-of-esdhc: add/remove some quirks according to vendor version
    - fs/select: add vmalloc fallback for select(2)
    - hwpoison, memcg: forcibly uncharge LRU pages
    - cma: fix calculation of aligned offset
    - mm, page_alloc: fix potential false positive in __zone_watermark_ok
    - ipc: msg, make msgrcv work with LONG_MIN
    - x86/ioapic: Fix incorrect pointers in ioapic_setup_resources()
    - ACPI / processor: Avoid reserving IO regions too early
    - ACPI / scan: Prefer devices without _HID/_CID for _ADR matching
    - ACPICA: Namespace: fix operand cache leak
    - netfilter: x_tables: speed up jump target validation
    - netfilter: arp_tables: fix invoking 32bit "iptable -P INPUT ACCEPT" failed
      in 64bit kernel
    - netfilter: nf_dup_ipv6: set again FLOWI_FLAG_KNOWN_NH at flowi6_flags
    - netfilter: nf_ct_expect: remove the redundant slash when policy name is
      empty
    - netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: reject verdict request from different portid
    - netfilter: restart search if moved to other chain
    - netfilter: nf_conntrack_sip: extend request line validation
    - netfilter: use fwmark_reflect in nf_send_reset
    - ext2: Don't clear SGID when inheriting ACLs
    - reiserfs: fix race in prealloc discard
    - reiserfs: don't preallocate blocks for extended attributes
    - reiserfs: Don't clear SGID when inheriting ACLs
    - fs/fcntl: f_setown, avoid undefined behaviour
    - scsi: libiscsi: fix shifting of DID_REQUEUE host byte
    - Input: trackpoint - force 3 buttons if 0 button is reported
    - usb: usbip: Fix possible deadlocks reported by lockdep
    - usbip: fix stub_rx: get_pipe() to validate endpoint number
    - usbip: fix stub_rx: harden CMD_SUBMIT path to handle malicio...