[MIR] linux-aws

[Leann Ogasawara]

We would like to request the linux-aws kernel package be promoted to Main for 16.04.

[Availability]

The linux-aws kernel package is currently available in Universe for 16.04. It successfully builds against amd64 which is the target arch to be supported.

[Rationale]

The plan is to switch the Ubuntu AMI’s to default to the linux-aws kernel, which will have widespread impact for all newly deployed instances in AWS. We, the Canonical Kernel Team, will stand behind and fully support this kernel. It makes sense for this to be promoted to Main.

[Security]

The linux-aws kernel is based on the stock linux v4.4 based GA Ubuntu kernel available in 16.04. Linux-aws will naturally inherit all existing security support and maintenance provided for the stock linux v4.4 based GA Ubuntu kernel in 16.04. The linux kernel package is already in Main.

[Quality assurance]

The linux-aws kernel will undergo the same 3 week kernel SRU process and follow the same SRU requirements for proposed changes. This include bug verification and Kernel SRU testing.

[Dependencies]

None

[Standards compliance]

The linux-aws kernel adheres to the same level of standards presented for the existing linux Ubuntu kernel.

[Maintenance]

The Canonical Kernel Team (~canonical-kernel-team) will commit to full security maintenance and support of linux-aws for the duration of the 16.04 LTS release.

[Background information]

See above.

[Michael Terry (mterry)]

Doko, is this something you can look at?

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

MIR approved.

[Tyler Hicks (tyhicks)]

On behalf of Ubuntu Security, ack on this MIR. We trust that the kernel team (with some assistance from Ubuntu Security) will provide the maintenance that they promise in the bug description.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

promoting to main for xenial-updates and xenial-security.