linux-aws: 4.4.0-1024.25 -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: 1776822
phase: Released
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.4.0-1024.25 - aws
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in x86_64 (aws):
  libhugetlbfs - 1 failed (alloc-instantiate-race shared), bad config 3, only spotted on t2.small, passed on the rest
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - test skipped, KVM not supported
  ubuntu_quota_smoke_test - should be disable for AWS (bug 1777813)

Skipped / blacklisted:
 * ubuntu_aufs_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_fan_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_kernel_selftests
 * ubuntu_loop_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_ltp
 * ubuntu_ltp_syscalls
 * ubuntu_lttng_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_nbd_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_stress_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_sysdig_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_unionmount_overlayfs_suite
 * ubuntu_zfs_smoke_test
 * ubuntu_zram_smoke_test

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-aws - 4.4.0-1024.25

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linux-aws (4.4.0-1024.25) trusty; urgency=medium

  * linux-aws: 4.4.0-1024.25 -proposed tracker (LP: #1776824)

  * The trusty/aws kernel package ships too many modules (LP: #1777080)
    - [config] AWS: ship_extras_package=false

  * Xenial update to 4.4.134 stable release (LP: #1775771)
    - [Config] CONFIG_TCG_CRB=y

  * Adapt configuration to match the master kernel config. This change
    has no effect for the AWS kernel as the resulting module is not
    shipped (LP: #1774563)
    - [Config] CONFIG_CAN_HMS_USB=m

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-130.156 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-130.156 -proposed tracker (LP: #1776822)
  * CVE-2018-3665 (x86)
    - x86/fpu: Fix early FPU command-line parsing
    - x86/fpu: Fix 'no387' regression
    - x86/fpu: Disable MPX when eagerfpu is off
    - x86/fpu: Default eagerfpu=on on all CPUs
    - x86/fpu: Fix FNSAVE usage in eagerfpu mode
    - x86/fpu: Fix math emulation in eager fpu mode
    - x86/fpu: Fix eager-FPU handling on legacy FPU machines

  [ Ubuntu: 4.4.0-129.155 ]

  * linux: 4.4.0-129.155 -proposed tracker (LP: #1776352)
  * Xenial update to 4.4.134 stable release (LP: #1775771)
    - 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()
    - aio: fix io_destroy(2) vs. lookup_ioctx() race
    - ALSA: timer: Fix pause event notification
    - mmc: sdhci-iproc: fix 32bit writes for TRANSFER_MODE register
    - 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
    - Revert "ipc/shm: Fix shmat mmap nil-page protection"
    - ipc/shm: fix shmat() nil address after round-down when remapping
    - kasan: fix memory hotplug during boot
    - kernel/sys.c: fix potential Spectre v1 issue
    - kernel/signal.c: avoid undefined behaviour in kill_something_info
    - xfs: remove racy hasattr check from attr ops
    - do d_instantiate/unlock_new_inode combinations safely
    - firewire-ohci: work around oversized DMA reads on JMicron controllers
    - NFSv4: always set NFS_LOCK_LOST when a lock is lost.
    - ALSA: hda - Use IS_REACHABLE() for dependency on input
    - ASoC: au1x: Fix timeout tests in au1xac97c_ac97_read()
    - kvm: x86: fix KVM_XEN_HVM_CONFIG ioctl
    - tracing/hrtimer: Fix tracing bugs by taking all clock bases and modes into
      account
    - PCI: Add function 1 DMA alias quirk for Marvell 9128
    - tools lib traceevent: Simplify pointer print logic and fix %pF
    - perf callchain: Fix attr.sample_max_stack setting
    - tools lib traceevent: Fix get_field_str() for dynamic strings
    - dm thin: fix documentation relative to low water mark threshold
    - nfs: Do not convert nfs_idmap_cache_timeout to jiffies
    - watchdog: sp5100_tco: Fix watchdog disable bit
    - kconfig: Don't leak main menus during parsing
    - kconfig: Fix automatic menu creation mem leak
    - kconfig: Fix expr_free() E_...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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