Activity log for bug #1717151

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-09-14 03:28:20 Alex Tu bug added bug
2017-09-14 03:28:46 Alex Tu bug task added oem-priority
2017-09-14 03:28:53 Alex Tu oem-priority: assignee Alex Tu (alextu)
2017-09-14 03:28:59 Alex Tu oem-priority: importance Undecided Critical
2017-09-14 03:29:03 Alex Tu oem-priority: status New Confirmed
2017-09-14 06:17:45 Alex Tu description nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: " ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf) if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1651627 nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592
2017-09-20 13:23:28 Yuan-Chen Cheng tags xenial
2017-11-07 08:36:43 Alex Tu description nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592 Note: without fix be landed , nvidia driver online update could be failed. nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592
2017-11-07 09:09:43 Yuan-Chen Cheng tags xenial risk xenial
2017-11-07 09:14:17 Yuan-Chen Cheng bug added subscriber Alberto Milone
2017-11-15 14:47:47 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 (Ubuntu): assignee Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2017-11-15 14:48:02 Alberto Milone affects nvidia-graphics-drivers-375 (Ubuntu) nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu)
2017-11-15 14:48:02 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2017-11-15 14:48:02 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu): status New In Progress
2017-11-17 08:17:51 Alberto Milone nominated for series Ubuntu Xenial
2017-11-17 08:17:51 Alberto Milone bug task added nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial)
2017-11-17 08:17:51 Alberto Milone nominated for series Ubuntu Artful
2017-11-17 08:17:51 Alberto Milone bug task added nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Artful)
2017-11-17 08:17:51 Alberto Milone nominated for series Ubuntu Zesty
2017-11-17 08:17:51 Alberto Milone bug task added nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Zesty)
2017-11-17 08:18:01 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial): status New In Progress
2017-11-17 08:18:03 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Zesty): status New In Progress
2017-11-17 08:18:06 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Artful): status New In Progress
2017-11-17 08:18:09 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial): importance Undecided High
2017-11-17 08:18:11 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Zesty): importance Undecided High
2017-11-17 08:18:13 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Artful): importance Undecided High
2017-11-17 08:18:15 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial): assignee Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2017-11-17 08:18:18 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Zesty): assignee Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2017-11-17 08:18:19 Alberto Milone nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Artful): assignee Alberto Milone (albertomilone)
2017-11-17 23:37:52 Launchpad Janitor nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu): status In Progress Fix Released
2017-11-22 09:36:05 Alberto Milone description Note: without fix be landed , nvidia driver online update could be failed. nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592 SRU Request: [Impact] When power saving mode is enabled, the initramfs will not be update, thus leading to a potential API mismatch between kernelspace and userspace. [Test Case] 1) Make sure the nvidia packages are installed, and enable power saving mode: sudo prime-select intel 2) Enable the -proposed repository, and install the new "nvidia-384" 3) Check that the initramfs is updated. 3) Restart your computer and see if the driver works correctly (you should be able to access the desktop session) [Regression Potential] Low, as updating the initramfs is always the (intended) default behaviour. _______________________________ Note: without fix be landed , nvidia driver online update could be failed. nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592
2017-11-22 09:36:19 Alberto Milone description SRU Request: [Impact] When power saving mode is enabled, the initramfs will not be update, thus leading to a potential API mismatch between kernelspace and userspace. [Test Case] 1) Make sure the nvidia packages are installed, and enable power saving mode: sudo prime-select intel 2) Enable the -proposed repository, and install the new "nvidia-384" 3) Check that the initramfs is updated. 3) Restart your computer and see if the driver works correctly (you should be able to access the desktop session) [Regression Potential] Low, as updating the initramfs is always the (intended) default behaviour. _______________________________ Note: without fix be landed , nvidia driver online update could be failed. nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592 SRU Request: [Impact] When power saving mode is enabled, the initramfs will not be update, thus leading to a potential API mismatch between kernelspace and userspace. [Test Case] 1) Make sure the nvidia packages are installed, and enable power saving mode: sudo prime-select intel 2) Enable the -proposed repository, and install the new "nvidia-384" 3) Check that the initramfs is updated. 4) Restart your computer and see if the driver works correctly (you should be able to access the desktop session) [Regression Potential] Low, as updating the initramfs is always the (intended) default behaviour. _______________________________ Note: without fix be landed , nvidia driver online update could be failed. nvidia-375.postinst not always build initramfs by default: "         ALTERNATIVE=$(readlink /etc/alternatives/x86_64-linux-gnu_gl_conf)         if [ "$ALTERNATIVE" = "/usr/lib/nvidia-375/ld.so.conf" ]; then             # Update initramfs so that the blacklist ends up in the initramfs             if [ -x /usr/sbin/update-initramfs ]; then                 /usr/sbin/update-initramfs -u " it the case of user who are using intel then update driver from nvidia-375.20 to nvidia-375.82 will get screen dark after prime-select nvidia later. syslog: " NVRM: loading NVIDIA UNIX x86_64 Kernel Module 375.20 Tue Nov 15 16:49:10 PST 2016 (using threaded interrupts) ...... NVRM: API mismatch: the client has the version 375.82, but NVRM: this kernel module has the version 375.20. Please NVRM: make sure that this kernel module and all NVIDIA driver NVRM: components have the same version. " The root cause is the nvidia kernel module in initramfs not be updated in this case. impacted issues: LP: #1653592
2017-11-22 09:36:35 Alberto Milone bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2017-11-28 02:30:35 Alex Tu oem-priority: status Confirmed Fix Released
2017-11-30 19:34:28 Łukasz Zemczak nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Artful): status In Progress Fix Committed
2017-11-30 19:34:30 Łukasz Zemczak bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2017-11-30 19:34:34 Łukasz Zemczak tags risk xenial risk verification-needed verification-needed-artful xenial
2017-11-30 19:35:56 Łukasz Zemczak nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Zesty): status In Progress Fix Committed
2017-11-30 19:36:03 Łukasz Zemczak tags risk verification-needed verification-needed-artful xenial risk verification-needed verification-needed-artful verification-needed-zesty xenial
2017-11-30 19:37:32 Łukasz Zemczak nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial): status In Progress Fix Committed
2017-11-30 19:37:37 Łukasz Zemczak tags risk verification-needed verification-needed-artful verification-needed-zesty xenial risk verification-needed verification-needed-artful verification-needed-xenial verification-needed-zesty xenial
2018-01-09 14:39:12 Launchpad Janitor nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Zesty): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2018-01-09 14:39:12 Launchpad Janitor cve linked 2017-5753
2018-01-09 14:39:17 Launchpad Janitor nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Xenial): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2018-01-09 15:28:24 Launchpad Janitor nvidia-graphics-drivers-384 (Ubuntu Artful): status Fix Committed Fix Released