linux: 4.18.0-18.19 -proposed tracker

[Stefan Bader]

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

backports: bug 1822795 (bionic/linux-hwe)
derivatives: bug 1822786 (linux-raspi2), bug 1822793 (linux-gcp), bug 1822794 (linux-kvm), bug 1824771 (linux-aws), bug 1824841 (linux-azure)

-- swm properties --
boot-testing-requested: true
bugs-spammed: true
phase: Release
phase-changed: Tuesday, 23. April 2019 21:26 UTC
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Taihsiang Ho (tai271828)]

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

[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/cosmic/4.18.0-18.19/cosmic-proposed-published.html

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.18.0-18.19 - generic
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - rtnetlink.sh in net (bug 1812978) psock_snd in net (bug 1812618)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - apic-split timeouted (bug 1821390) apic timeouted (bug 1748103) svm (bug 1821903)
  ubuntu_ltp - failed to fork child on some tests
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fanotify09-2 (bug 1804594) sync_file_range02 (bug 1819116)
  xfstests - failed to build on C (bug 1802486)

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400 (bug 1716603)
  ubuntu_bpf - Failed sockmap unexpected timeout on ARM64 (bug 1805806)
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - cpu-hotplug failed on moonshot (bug 1809701) rtnetlink.sh in net (bug 1812978) psock_snd in net (bug 1812618)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - gicv2-mmio-up and gicv2-mmio-3p failed on Moonshot ARM64 (bug 1802492)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fanotify09-2 (bug 1804594) sync_file_range02 (bug 1819116)
  xfstests - failed to build on C (bug 1802486)

47 / 48 tests were run, missing: xfstests
Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_bpf - Some test in test_verifier failed on i386 Bionic (bug 1788578)
  ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes - ff76b05 failed (bug 1812988)
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - rtnetlink.sh in net (bug 1812978) psock_snd in net (bug 1812618) Kprobe event string type argument in ftrace (bug 1812645)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - timed out waiting for dnsmasq lease (bug 1802056)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - all 29 test failed on i386 (bug 1822235)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fanotify09-2 (bug 1804594) sync_file_range02 (bug 1819116)
  ubuntu_lttng_smoke_test - lttng-smoke test failed on i386 4.18 kernel (bug 1802495)

Issue to note in ppc64le (P8):
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed on PowerPC (bug 1802474)
  ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes - ff76b05 failed (bug 1812988)
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - reuseport_bpf_numa in net (bug 1812638) psock_snd in net (bug 1812618) TRACE_syscall.ptrace_syscall_dropped in seccomp (bug 1812796) ebb in powerpc (bug 1812805)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - sprs timed out (bug 1740017)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fallocate05 (bug 1783880) fanotify09-2 (bug 1804594) sync_file_range02 (bug 1819116)
  xfstests - failed to build on C (bug 1802486)

48 / 49 tests were run, missing: xfstests
Issue to note in ppc64le (P9):
  hwclock - hwclock test failed on Power9 system with Bionic kernel (bug 1775858)
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed on PowerPC (bug 1802474)
  ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes - ff76b05 failed (bug 1812988)
  ubuntu_kernel_selftests - reuseport_bpf_numa in net (bug 1812638) psock_snd in net (bug 1812618) TRACE_syscall.ptrace_syscall_dropped in seccomp (bug 1812796) ebb in powerpc (bug 1812805)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - sprs timed out (bug 1740017)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fallocate05 (bug 1783880) fanotify09-2 (bug 1804594) sync_file_range02 (bug 1819116)

Test case ubuntu_ramfs_stress does not exist in the database, please check
41 / 48 tests were run, missing: ubuntu_boot, ubuntu_bpf, ubuntu_bpf_jit, ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes, ubuntu_cts_kernel, ubuntu_stress_smoke_test, ubuntu_zfs_fstest, ubuntu_zfs_xfs_generic
Issue to note in s390x:
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fanotify09-2 (bug 1804594) msgstress...

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

No USN needed

[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza (kleber-souza)]

As of now a few bugs fixed on this released haven't been verified yet (bug 1748565, bug 1819504), however they are not critical and don't impose high regression potential. Based on that I will mark verification-testing as completed.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.18.0-18.19

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linux (4.18.0-18.19) cosmic; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.18.0-18.19 -proposed tracker (LP: #1822796)

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

  * 3b080b2564287be91605bfd1d5ee985696e61d3c in ubuntu_btrfs_kernel_fixes
    triggers system hang on i386 (LP: #1812845)
    - btrfs: raid56: properly unmap parity page in finish_parity_scrub()

  * [SRU][B/C/OEM]IOMMU: add kernel dma protection (LP: #1820153)
    - ACPI / property: Allow multiple property compatible _DSD entries
    - PCI / ACPI: Identify untrusted PCI devices
    - iommu/vt-d: Force IOMMU on for platform opt in hint
    - iommu/vt-d: Do not enable ATS for untrusted devices
    - thunderbolt: Export IOMMU based DMA protection support to userspace
    - iommu/vt-d: Disable ATS support on untrusted devices

  * Huawei Hi1822 NIC has poor performance (LP: #1820187)
    - net-next: hinic: fix a problem in free_tx_poll()
    - hinic: remove ndo_poll_controller
    - net-next/hinic: add checksum offload and TSO support
    - hinic: Fix l4_type parameter in hinic_task_set_tunnel_l4
    - net-next/hinic:replace multiply and division operators
    - net-next/hinic:add rx checksum offload for HiNIC
    - net-next/hinic:fix a bug in set mac address
    - net-next/hinic: fix a bug in rx data flow
    - net: hinic: fix null pointer dereference on pointer hwdev
    - hinic: optmize rx refill buffer mechanism
    - net-next/hinic:add shutdown callback
    - net-next/hinic: replace disable_irq_nosync/enable_irq

  * [CONFIG] please enable highdpi font FONT_TER16x32 (LP: #1819881)
    - Fonts: New Terminus large console font
    - [Config]: enable highdpi Terminus 16x32 font support

  * [19.04 FEAT] qeth: Enhanced link speed - kernel part (LP: #1814892)
    - s390/qeth: report 25Gbit link speed

  * Avoid potential memory corruption on HiSilicon SoCs (LP: #1819546)
    - iommu/arm-smmu-v3: Avoid memory corruption from Hisilicon MSI payloads

  * CVE-2017-5715
    - x86/speculation: Apply IBPB more strictly to avoid cross-process data leak
    - x86/speculation: Propagate information about RSB filling mitigation to sysfs
    - x86/speculation: Add RETPOLINE_AMD support to the inline asm CALL_NOSPEC
      variant
    - x86/retpoline: Make CONFIG_RETPOLINE depend on compiler support
    - x86/retpoline: Remove minimal retpoline support
    - x86/speculation: Update the TIF_SSBD comment
    - x86/speculation: Clean up spectre_v2_parse_cmdline()
    - x86/speculation: Remove unnecessary ret variable in cpu_show_common()
    - x86/speculation: Move STIPB/IBPB string conditionals out of
      cpu_show_common()
    - x86/speculation: Disable STIBP when enhanced IBRS is in use
    - x86/speculation: Rename SSBD update functions
    - x86/speculation: Reorganize speculation control MSRs update
    - sched/smt: Make sched_smt_present track topology
    - x86/Kconfig: Select SCHED_SMT if SMP enabled
    - sched/smt: Expose sched_smt_present static key
    - x86/speculation: Rework SMT state change
    - x86/l1tf: Show actual SMT state
    - x86/speculation: R...

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

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

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

The verification of the Stable Release Update for linux-azure has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.