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Backport of open-vm-tools 12.4.5 to noble

  1. Noble (24.04)
  2. Bug #2073317
Bug #2073317 reported by Bryce Harrington
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
open-vm-tools (Ubuntu)
In Progress
Wishlist
Bryce Harrington
Ubuntu ubuntu-24.10
Noble
In Progress
Wishlist
Bryce Harrington

Bug Description

Backport open-vm-tools to noble once the update for oracular has been completed.

jammy: 2:12.3.5-3~ubuntu0.22.04.1 -> 2:12.4.5-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
noble: 2:12.3.5-5build3 -> 2:12.4.5-1ubuntu0.24.04.1

Stable release exception: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#open-vm-tools

[Impact]
 * Without SRUing the never version users get issues running on more
   recent hypervisors.

 * This is not backporting a single fix, nor an MRE, but backporting the
   version of a latter Ubuntu release for platform enablement.

 * See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/OpenVMToolsUpdates for more details

[Test Plan]
 * VMWare QA Team does the qualification of these uploads as we don't have
   a matrix of Host versions for that around. Once made available in -proposed
   and passing build time tests the Server team will reach out to VMware to to
   run their verification harness against the new build and confirming that
   with a statement on the bug.

 * As an additional safety net we want to keep this in -proposed longer
   than usual, suggesting >=14 days.

[ Where problems could occur ]

 * It is a full new version which might contain new issues, but also
   new fixes and we've had cases where this brought CVE coverage before
   we needed backports for those. Still, worst you'd expect all that you
   expect on a release-upgrade like deprecated features gone, handling
   configuration differently or in general behaving differently by adding
   (even wanted) new features.
   Gladly the toolset has proven to be very stable at all that.

[ Other Info ]

 * Mostly regressions seen on those backports would be the same as seen on
   an upgrade to a new Ubuntu version with the new version of open-vm-tools.
   Hence, unless other reasons like a former delay or an urgent need
   cause a change, we try to do this early in the Ubuntu cycle backporting
   the version released just recently.
   For example the version that will go out with 24.10 is expected to be
   proposed for 24.04 shortly, but after 24.10 is released so that we'd have
   a chance to pick those regression reports up.

[Other Info]
 * This is a practice for quite a while (more than five years now), see:
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1998558
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1975767
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1933143
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1741390
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1784638
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1813944
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1822204
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1844834
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1868012
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1877672
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1892266
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1911831
   - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/2028420

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Canonical Server packageset reviewers: Pending requested
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ReleaseNotes.md (+64/-38)
debian/changelog (+26/-0)
debian/control (+2/-1)
dev/null (+0/-142)
open-vm-tools/AUTHORS (+7/-0)
open-vm-tools/ChangeLog (+983/-108)
open-vm-tools/configure.ac (+56/-104)
open-vm-tools/docs/Makefile.am (+2/-1)
open-vm-tools/docs/api/Makefile.am (+2/-1)
open-vm-tools/hgfsclient/hgfsclient.c (+4/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/asyncsocket/asyncSocketInterface.c (+37/-5)
open-vm-tools/lib/asyncsocket/asyncSocketVTable.h (+5/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/asyncsocket/asyncsocket.c (+2/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/file/file.c (+42/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/file/fileLockPosix.c (+3/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/file/filePosix.c (+42/-0)
open-vm-tools/lib/guestApp/guestApp.c (+11/-10)
open-vm-tools/lib/hgfsServer/hgfsServerParameters.c (+9/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/asyncsocket.h (+3/-19)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/backdoor_def.h (+3/-2)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/buildNumber.h (+6/-6)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/conf.h (+46/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/dynarray.h (+10/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/file.h (+2/-0)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/guest_msg_def.h (+2/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/guest_os_tables.h (+1/-0)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/hgfsServer.h (+1/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/log.h (+4/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/msg.h (+4/-2)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/str.h (+2/-2)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/system.h (+1/-0)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_atomic.h (+101/-70)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_asm.h (+57/-87)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_asm_arm64.h (+60/-9)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_defs.h (+30/-5)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_basic_types.h (+2/-2)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_product_versions.h (+35/-30)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vm_tools_version.h (+26/-4)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/gdp.h (+68/-8)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/guestStore.h (+13/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/guestrpc.h (+13/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/plugin.h (+13/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/threadPool.h (+13/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/x86_basic_defs.h (+6/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/include/x86cpuid.h (+11/-7)
open-vm-tools/lib/misc/hostinfoPosix.c (+292/-105)
open-vm-tools/lib/panic/panic.c (+2/-1)
open-vm-tools/lib/procMgr/procMgrPosix.c (+186/-32)
open-vm-tools/lib/rpcChannel/rpcChannel.c (+3/-1)
open-vm-tools/libDeployPkg/linuxDeployment.c (+3/-2)
open-vm-tools/libDeployPkg/linuxDeploymentUtilities.c (+3/-2)
open-vm-tools/libvmtools/vmtoolsLog.c (+6/-3)
open-vm-tools/modules/shared/vmxnet/vmxnet3_defs.h (+75/-4)
open-vm-tools/namespacetool/namespacetool.c (+4/-1)
open-vm-tools/rpctool/rpctool.c (+4/-1)
open-vm-tools/scripts/common/statechange.sh (+1/-1)
open-vm-tools/scripts/linux/network (+49/-15)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/appInfo/Makefile.am (+2/-2)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/dndcp/dndGuest/guestCopyPasteDest.cc (+2/-3)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/dndcp/dndGuest/guestCopyPasteSrc.cc (+2/-3)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/dndcp/stringxx/ubstr_t.hh (+7/-35)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/gdp/gdpPlugin.c (+386/-51)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/guestInfo/guestInfoServer.c (+100/-94)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/resolutionSet/resolutionSet.c (+8/-1)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/serviceDiscovery/serviceDiscovery.c (+39/-18)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/vix/vixTools.c (+17/-16)
open-vm-tools/services/plugins/vmbackup/stateMachine.c (+1/-1)
open-vm-tools/services/vmtoolsd/Makefile.am (+2/-2)
open-vm-tools/services/vmtoolsd/cmdLine.c (+1/-0)
open-vm-tools/services/vmtoolsd/mainPosix.c (+2/-2)
open-vm-tools/toolbox/toolbox-cmd.c (+4/-1)
open-vm-tools/tools.conf (+27/-1)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/cli/main.c (+11/-1)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/common/i18n.c (+3/-1)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/service/Makefile.am (+1/-17)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/service/fileLogger.c (+15/-6)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/service/main.c (+4/-1)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/serviceImpl/saml-xmlsec1.c (+47/-18)
open-vm-tools/vgauth/test/README.txt (+4/-4)
open-vm-tools/vgauthImport/vgauthImport.c (+10/-1)
open-vm-tools/vmhgfs-fuse/file.c (+12/-1)
open-vm-tools/vmhgfs-fuse/link.c (+14/-1)
open-vm-tools/vmhgfs-fuse/transport.c (+2/-37)
open-vm-tools/vmhgfs-fuse/transport.h (+2/-2)
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
milestone: none → ubuntu-24.10
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Focal):
assignee: nobody → Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Jammy):
assignee: nobody → Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Noble):
assignee: nobody → Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: New → In Progress
summary: - Backport of open-vm-tools for focal, jammy and noble
+ Backport of open-vm-tools 12.4.5 to jammy and noble
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
description: updated
summary: - Backport of open-vm-tools 12.4.5 to jammy and noble
+ Backport of open-vm-tools 12.4.5 to noble
no longer affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Focal)
no longer affects: open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Jammy)
description: updated
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Noble):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: New → In Progress
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Noble):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
Bryce Harrington (bryce)
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu Noble):
status: Fix Committed → In Progress
Changed in open-vm-tools (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
status: Fix Released → In Progress
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