linux-hwe: 4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1 -proposed tracker

[Khaled El Mously]

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: 1788744
packages:
  main: linux-hwe
  meta: linux-meta-hwe
  signed: linux-signed-hwe
phase: Released
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/xenial/4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1/xenial-4.15-proposed-published.html

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1 - lowlatency
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 26 failed on amaura, 10 failed on michael, 21 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - bind03 failed (bug 1788351) execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - failed on amaura only, GPG key fetch issue
  ubuntu_zfs_xfs_generic - failed on daedalus only
  xfstests - btrfs generic/176 timed out, xfs generic/438 timed out

31 / 43 tests were run, missing: ubuntu_aufs_smoke_test, ubuntu_blktrace_smoke_test, ubuntu_boot, ubuntu_docker_smoke_test, ubuntu_fan_smoke_test, ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test, ubuntu_loop_smoke_test, ubuntu_lttng_smoke_test, ubuntu_quota_smoke_test, ubuntu_squashfs_smoke_test, ubuntu_stress_smoke_test, ubuntu_zram_smoke_test
Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 25 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - bind03 failed (bug 1788351) execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - Failed to start networking in ubuntu-cloud container
  xfstests - xfs generic/104 timed out

4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1 - generic
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 26 failed on amaura, 9 failed on michael, 22 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - bind03 failed (bug 1788351) execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  xfstests - btrfs generic/176 timed out, xfs generic/476 timed out

Issue to note in arm64:
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - tool issue (bug 1789566)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - unable to create KVM with uvtool (bug 1749427)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - gicv2-ipi on ms10-34-mcdivittB0-kernel pmu on starmie (bug 1751000) gicv2-ipi and gicv2-active on starmie
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - bind03 failed (bug 1788351) execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - Unable to fetch GPG key from keyserver, failed on moonshot only
  xfstests - btrfs generic/176 timed out

Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 25 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - bind03 failed (bug 1788351) execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  xfstests - xfs generic/113 timed out

Note: missing ppc64le test results, testing node broken.
Note: the i386 HWE lowlatency kernel deploy issue seem to be specific to a certain HW (bug 1791275)
Note: missing smoke tests were manually tested for the i386 lowlatency kernel on another node (pepe), and there is a stress_smoke test issue (bug 1791246)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-hwe - 4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1

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linux-hwe (4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux-hwe: 4.15.0-34.37~16.04.1 -proposed tracker (LP: #1788760)

  * linux: 4.15.0-34.37 -proposed tracker (LP: #1788744)

  * Bionic update: upstream stable patchset 2018-08-09 (LP: #1786352)
    - MIPS: c-r4k: Fix data corruption related to cache coherence
    - MIPS: ptrace: Expose FIR register through FP regset
    - MIPS: Fix ptrace(2) PTRACE_PEEKUSR and PTRACE_POKEUSR accesses to o32 FGRs
    - KVM: Fix spelling mistake: "cop_unsuable" -> "cop_unusable"
    - affs_lookup(): close a race with affs_remove_link()
    - fs: don't scan the inode cache before SB_BORN is set
    - aio: fix io_destroy(2) vs. lookup_ioctx() race
    - ALSA: timer: Fix pause event notification
    - do d_instantiate/unlock_new_inode combinations safely
    - mmc: sdhci-iproc: remove hard coded mmc cap 1.8v
    - mmc: sdhci-iproc: fix 32bit writes for TRANSFER_MODE register
    - mmc: sdhci-iproc: add SDHCI_QUIRK2_HOST_OFF_CARD_ON for cygnus
    - libata: Blacklist some Sandisk SSDs for NCQ
    - libata: blacklist Micron 500IT SSD with MU01 firmware
    - xen-swiotlb: fix the check condition for xen_swiotlb_free_coherent
    - drm/vmwgfx: Fix 32-bit VMW_PORT_HB_[IN|OUT] macros
    - arm64: lse: Add early clobbers to some input/output asm operands
    - powerpc/64s: Clear PCR on boot
    - IB/hfi1: Use after free race condition in send context error path
    - IB/umem: Use the correct mm during ib_umem_release
    - idr: fix invalid ptr dereference on item delete
    - Revert "ipc/shm: Fix shmat mmap nil-page protection"
    - ipc/shm: fix shmat() nil address after round-down when remapping
    - mm/kasan: don't vfree() nonexistent vm_area
    - kasan: free allocated shadow memory on MEM_CANCEL_ONLINE
    - kasan: fix memory hotplug during boot
    - kernel/sys.c: fix potential Spectre v1 issue
    - KVM: s390: vsie: fix < 8k check for the itdba
    - KVM: x86: Update cpuid properly when CR4.OSXAVE or CR4.PKE is changed
    - kvm: x86: IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES is always supported
    - powerpc/64s: Improve RFI L1-D cache flush fallback
    - powerpc/pseries: Restore default security feature flags on setup
    - powerpc/64s: Fix section mismatch warnings from setup_rfi_flush()
    - MIPS: generic: Fix machine compatible matching
    - mac80211: mesh: fix wrong mesh TTL offset calculation
    - ARC: Fix malformed ARC_EMUL_UNALIGNED default
    - ptr_ring: prevent integer overflow when calculating size
    - arm64: dts: rockchip: fix rock64 gmac2io stability issues
    - arm64: dts: rockchip: correct ep-gpios for rk3399-sapphire
    - libata: Fix compile warning with ATA_DEBUG enabled
    - selftests: sync: missing CFLAGS while compiling
    - selftest/vDSO: fix O=
    - selftests: pstore: Adding config fragment CONFIG_PSTORE_RAM=m
    - selftests: memfd: add config fragment for fuse
    - ARM: OMAP2+: timer: fix a kmemleak caused in omap_get_timer_dt
    - ARM: OMAP3: Fix prm wake interrupt for resume
    - ARM: OMAP2+: Fix sar_base inititalization for HS omaps
    - ARM: OMAP1: clock: Fix debugfs_create_*() usage
    - tls: ...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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

[Pavlos Kairis (kairis)]

Upon trying to upgrade to 4.15.0-34, it tells me I have broken packages but when I start Package Manager I have zero broken. My system is LM18.3 running kernel 4.15.0-33

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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