x86/kvm: Backport fixup and missing commits

[Juerg Haefliger]

== SRU Justification ==

The update to stable 4.4.168 contains a couple of x86/kvm related commits that have later fixup commits in upstream. Also, there are a couple of commits in stable 4.4. that we're missing.

== Fix ==

Cherry-pick or backport the relevant commits.

== Regression Potential ==

Low. The relevant commits have been in upstream for quite a while.

== Test Case ==

Not available. It's unclear what the impact is of not having those fixups but it's clear from upstream's commit messages that they fix real issues.

[Brad Figg (brad-figg)]

This bug is awaiting verification that the kernel 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-xenial' to 'verification-done-xenial'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-xenial' to 'verification-failed-xenial'.

If verification is not done by 5 working days 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!

[Juerg Haefliger (juergh)]

Verified that all commits are applied.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-143.169

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linux (4.4.0-143.169) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.4.0-143.169 -proposed tracker (LP: #1814647)

  * x86/kvm: Backport fixup and missing commits (LP: #1811646)
    - KVM: x86: avoid vmalloc(0) in the KVM_SET_CPUID
    - kvm: nVMX: VMCLEAR an active shadow VMCS after last use
    - X86/nVMX: Properly set spec_ctrl and pred_cmd before merging MSRs
    - KVM/VMX: Optimize vmx_vcpu_run() and svm_vcpu_run() by marking the RDMSR
      path as unlikely()
    - kvm: x86: IA32_ARCH_CAPABILITIES is always supported
    - KVM: SVM: Add MSR-based feature support for serializing LFENCE
    - KVM: X86: Allow userspace to define the microcode version
    - KVM: x86: SVM: Call x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest/host() with interrupts disabled
    - KVM: VMX: fixes for vmentry_l1d_flush module parameter
    - kvm: svm: Ensure an IBPB on all affected CPUs when freeing a vmcb
    - kvm: vmx: Scrub hardware GPRs at VM-exit
    - SAUCE: [Fix] x86/KVM/VMX: Add L1D flush logic
    - SAUCE: KVM: Move code fragments, cleanup and re-indent

  * linux-buildinfo: pull out ABI information into its own package
    (LP: #1806380)
    - [Packaging] limit preparation to linux-libc-dev in headers
    - [Packaging] commonise debhelper invocation
    - [Packaging] ABI -- accumulate abi information at the end of the build
    - [Packaging] buildinfo -- add basic build information
    - [Packaging] buildinfo -- add firmware information to the flavour ABI
    - [Packaging] buildinfo -- add compiler information to the flavour ABI
    - [Packaging] buildinfo -- add buildinfo support to getabis
    - [Config] buildinfo -- add retpoline version markers
    - [Packaging] getabis -- handle all known package combinations
    - [Packaging] getabis -- support parsing a simple version

  * signing: only install a signed kernel (LP: #1764794)
    - [Packaging] update to Debian like control scripts
    - [Packaging] switch to triggers for postinst.d postrm.d handling
    - [Packaging] signing -- switch to raw-signing tarballs
    - [Packaging] signing -- switch to linux-image as signed when available
    - [Packaging] printenv -- add signing options
    - [Packaging] fix invocation of header postinst hooks
    - [Packaging] signing -- add support for signing Opal kernel binaries
    - [Debian] Use src_pkg_name when constructing udeb control files
    - [Debian] Dynamically determine linux udebs package name
    - [Packaging] handle both linux-lts* and linux-hwe* as backports
    - [Config] linux-source-* is in the primary linux namespace
    - [Packaging] lookup the upstream tag
    - [Packaging] zfs/spl -- enhance provides information
    - [Packaging] switch up to debhelper 9
    - [Packaging] autopkgtest -- disable d-i when dropping flavours
    - [debian] support for ship_extras_package=false
    - [Debian] do_common_tools should always be on
    - [debian] do not force do_tools_common
    - [Packaging] Add linux-tools-host package for VM host tools
    - [Packaging] signing should be conditional
    - [Packaging] skip cloud tools packaging when not building package
    - [Packaging] add acpidbg
    - [debian] prep linu...