Precise - inclusion of hpwdt kernel module

[Eduardo Damato]

SRU Justification:

Impact: This will allow usage of the hpwdt module on the 12.04 LTS version

Fix: Mostly add CONFIG_HP_WATCHDOG=m as a kernel build option

Testcase: modprobe hpwdt on new kernel should complete normally.

Regression : None expected as it is limited to HP iLO hardware and already being build for Quantal

1. Description of the problem:

the hpwdt kernel module that is necessary to handle NMIs sent via ilo2 is not present.

2. Ubuntu release, software version, Release Number and Architecture of the selected components.

12.04 Precise LTS

3. How reproducible is the problem?

Always, hpwdt kernel module is not present.

4. Steps to Reproduce:

Not Applicable, module absent

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. From a terminal window please run:

apport-collect 1076342

and then change the status of the bug to 'Confirmed'.

If, due to the nature of the issue you have encountered, you are unable to run this command, please add a comment stating that fact and change the bug status to 'Confirmed'.

This change has been made by an automated script, maintained by the Ubuntu Kernel Team.

[Louis Bouchard (louis)]

This is a request to SRU existing module present in Quantal. apport data is not needed

[Herton R. Krzesinski (herton)]

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel (3.2.0-34.53) in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-precise' to 'verification-done-precise'.

If verification is not done by one week from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed.

See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you!

[Herton R. Krzesinski (herton)]

hpwdt not available before the update:

$ dpkg-deb -c linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic_3.2.0-33.52_amd64.deb | grep hpwdt
$ dpkg-deb -c linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic_3.2.0-33.52_i386.deb | grep hpwdt
$ dpkg-deb -c linux-image-3.2.0-33-generic-pae_3.2.0-33.52_i386.deb | grep hpwdt
$

hpwdt is now available:

$ dpkg-deb -c linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic_3.2.0-34.53_amd64.deb | grep hpwdt
-rw-r--r-- root/root 19200 2012-11-15 09:31 ./lib/modules/3.2.0-34-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.ko
$ dpkg-deb -c linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic_3.2.0-34.53_i386.deb | grep hpwdt
-rw-r--r-- root/root 14180 2012-11-15 10:09 ./lib/modules/3.2.0-34-generic/kernel/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.ko
$ dpkg-deb -c linux-image-3.2.0-34-generic-pae_3.2.0-34.53_i386.deb | grep hpwdt
-rw-r--r-- root/root 14212 2012-11-15 10:25 ./lib/modules/3.2.0-34-generic-pae/kernel/drivers/watchdog/hpwdt.ko

Verification done.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.2.0-34.53

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linux (3.2.0-34.53) precise-proposed; urgency=low

  [Luis Henriques]

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[Adam Conrad (adconrad)]

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