linux-lts-xenial: 4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1 -proposed tracker

[Stefan Bader]

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boot-testing-requested: true
kernel-stable-master-bug: 1772960
phase: Released
proposed-announcement-sent: true
proposed-testing-requested: true

[Po-Hsu Lin (cypressyew)]

4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1 - generic
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - extend-file-random.sh.btrfs (bug 1684788) trunc-file.sh.btrfs (bug 1684789)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvt-kvm wait issue on Trusty (bug 1732883)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 26 failed on pepe

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400 (bug 1716603)
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - lp1262692 failed, bug for iproute2 (bug 1715376)
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - extend-file-random.sh.btrfs (bug 1684788) trunc-file.sh.btrfs (bug 1684789)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - unable to create KVM with uvtool (bug 1749427)
  ubuntu_lxc - passed after re-test
  ubuntu_qrt_apparmor - test_old_trusty_regression_testsuite failed to build (bug 1699987)
  ubuntu_qrt_kernel_security - 050 failed (bug 1684776)

Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - extend-file-random.sh.btrfs (bug 1684788) trunc-file.sh.btrfs (bug 1684789)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvt-kvm wait issue on Trusty (bug 1732883)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 25 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - fcntl35 / fcntl35_64 in LTP syscall test failed with X-LTS kernel (bug 1774394) fcntl36 in LTP syscall test failed with X-LTS kernel (bug 1774396) inotify07 and inotify08 in LTP syscall test failed with X-LTS kernel (bug 1774387)

Issue to note in ppc64le:
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - lp1262692 failed, bug for iproute2 (bug 1715376)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvtool issue (bug 1729854)
  ubuntu_lxc - no Trusty ppc64le cloud image (bug 1774345)

[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/trusty/4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1/trusty-4.4-proposed-published.html

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux-lts-xenial - 4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1

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linux-lts-xenial (4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1) trusty; urgency=medium

  * linux-lts-xenial: 4.4.0-128.154~14.04.1 -proposed tracker (LP: #1772962)

  * linux: 4.4.0-128.154 -proposed tracker (LP: #1772960)

  * CVE-2018-3639 (x86)
    - x86/cpu: Make alternative_msr_write work for 32-bit code
    - x86/bugs: Fix the parameters alignment and missing void
    - KVM: SVM: Move spec control call after restore of GS
    - x86/speculation: Use synthetic bits for IBRS/IBPB/STIBP
    - x86/cpufeatures: Disentangle MSR_SPEC_CTRL enumeration from IBRS
    - x86/cpufeatures: Disentangle SSBD enumeration
    - x86/cpu/AMD: Fix erratum 1076 (CPB bit)
    - x86/cpufeatures: Add FEATURE_ZEN
    - x86/speculation: Handle HT correctly on AMD
    - x86/bugs, KVM: Extend speculation control for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL
    - x86/speculation: Add virtualized speculative store bypass disable support
    - x86/speculation: Rework speculative_store_bypass_update()
    - x86/bugs: Unify x86_spec_ctrl_{set_guest,restore_host}
    - x86/bugs: Expose x86_spec_ctrl_base directly
    - x86/bugs: Remove x86_spec_ctrl_set()
    - x86/bugs: Rework spec_ctrl base and mask logic
    - x86/speculation, KVM: Implement support for VIRT_SPEC_CTRL/LS_CFG
    - KVM: SVM: Implement VIRT_SPEC_CTRL support for SSBD
    - x86/bugs: Rename SSBD_NO to SSB_NO
    - KVM: VMX: Expose SSBD properly to guests.

  * [i915_bpo] Fix flickering issue after panel change (LP: #1770565)
    - drm/i915: Fix iboost setting for DDI with 4 lanes on SKL
    - drm/i915: Name the "iboost bit"
    - drm/i915: Program iboost settings for HDMI/DVI on SKL
    - drm/i915: Move bxt_ddi_vswing_sequence() call into intel_ddi_pre_enable()
      for HDMI
    - drm/i915: Explicitly use ddi buf trans entry 9 for hdmi
    - drm/i915: Split DP/eDP/FDI and HDMI/DVI DDI buffer programming apart
    - drm/i915: Get the iboost setting based on the port type
    - drm/i915: Simplify intel_ddi_get_encoder_port()
    - drm/i915: Fix iboost setting for SKL Y/U DP DDI buffer translation entry 2
    - drm/i915: KBL - Recommended buffer translation programming for DisplayPort
    - drm/i915: Ignore OpRegion panel type except on select machines

  * [SRU][Bionic/Artful] fix false positives in W+X checking (LP: #1769696)
    - init: fix false positives in W+X checking

  * [Ubuntu 16.04] kernel: fix rwlock implementation (LP: #1761674)
    - SAUCE: (no-up) s390: fix rwlock implementation

  * linux < 4.11: unable to use netfilter logging from non-init namespaces
    (LP: #1766573)
    - netfilter: allow logging from non-init namespaces

  * [LTC Test] Ubuntu 18.04: tm_sigreturn failed on P8 compat mode 16.04.04
    guest (LP: #1771439)
    - powerpc: signals: Discard transaction state from signal frames

  * QCA9377 requires more IRAM banks for its new firmware (LP: #1748345)
    - ath10k: update the IRAM bank number for QCA9377

  * i915/kbl_dmc_ver1.bin failed with error -2 package 1.157.17 kernel
    4.4.0-116-generic (LP: #1752536)
    - ubuntu: i915_bpo - Add MODULE_FIRMWARE for Geminilake's DMC

  * Xenial update to 4.4.131 stable release (LP: #17688...

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

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