Xenial: Sync to upstream v4.9 (Spectre)

[Juerg Haefliger]

== SRU Justification ==

Reduce the delta between Xenial 4.4 and upstream stable 4.9 in the Spectre-related areas.

== Regression Potential ==

Low. These are cosmetic cleanups (non-functional changes) and backports of low-risk commits that have been in upstream stable for quite a while already.

== Fix ==

Backport the relevant commits.

== Test Case ==

TBD.

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apport-collect 1820872

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[Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot)]

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.

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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.4.0-148.174

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linux (4.4.0-148.174) xenial; urgency=medium

  * CVE-2018-12126 // CVE-2018-12127 // CVE-2018-12130
    - Documentation/l1tf: Fix small spelling typo
    - perf/x86/intel: Add model number for Skylake Server to perf
    - perf/x86: Add model numbers for Kabylake CPUs
    - perf/x86/intel: Use Intel family macros for core perf events
    - perf/x86/msr: Use Intel family macros for MSR events code
    - perf/x86/msr: Add missing Intel models
    - SAUCE: perf/x86/{cstate,rapl,uncore}: Use Intel Model name macros
    - perf/x86/msr: Add missing CPU IDs
    - x86/speculation: Simplify the CPU bug detection logic
    - x86/cpu: Sanitize FAM6_ATOM naming
    - kvm: x86: Report STIBP on GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID
    - bitops: avoid integer overflow in GENMASK(_ULL)
    - locking/atomics, asm-generic: Move some macros from <linux/bitops.h> to a
      new <linux/bits.h> file
    - tools include: Adopt linux/bits.h
    - x86/msr-index: Cleanup bit defines
    - x86/speculation: Consolidate CPU whitelists
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add basic bug infrastructure for MDS
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add BUG_MSBDS_ONLY
    - x86/kvm: Expose X86_FEATURE_MD_CLEAR to guests
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add mds_clear_cpu_buffers()
    - locking/static_keys: Provide DECLARE and well as DEFINE macros
    - x86/speculation/mds: Clear CPU buffers on exit to user
    - x86/kvm/vmx: Add MDS protection when L1D Flush is not active
    - x86/speculation/mds: Conditionally clear CPU buffers on idle entry
    - SAUCE: sched/smt: Introduce sched_smt_{active,present}
    - SAUCE: Rename the Ubuntu-only spec_ctrl_mutex mutex
    - SAUCE: x86/speculation: Introduce arch_smt_update()
    - x86/speculation: Rework SMT state change
    - x86/speculation: Reorder the spec_v2 code
    - x86/speculation: Unify conditional spectre v2 print functions
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add mitigation control for MDS
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add sysfs reporting for MDS
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add mitigation mode VMWERV
    - Documentation: Move L1TF to separate directory
    - Documentation: Add MDS vulnerability documentation
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add mds=full,nosmt cmdline option
    - x86/speculation: Move arch_smt_update() call to after mitigation decisions
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add SMT warning message
    - x86/speculation/mds: Fix comment
    - x86/speculation/mds: Print SMT vulnerable on MSBDS with mitigations off
    - x86/speculation/mds: Add 'mitigations=' support for MDS

  * CVE-2017-5715 // CVE-2017-5753
    - s390/speculation: Support 'mitigations=' cmdline option

  * CVE-2017-5715 // CVE-2017-5753 // CVE-2017-5754 // CVE-2018-3639
    - powerpc/speculation: Support 'mitigations=' cmdline option

  * CVE-2017-5715 // CVE-2017-5754 // CVE-2018-3620 // CVE-2018-3639 //
    CVE-2018-3646
    - cpu/speculation: Add 'mitigations=' cmdline option
    - x86/speculation: Support 'mitigations=' cmdline option

  * Packaging resync (LP: #1786013)
    - [Packaging] resync git-ubuntu-log

linux (4.4.0-147.173) xenial; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.4.0-147.173 -proposed tracker (LP: #1826036)

  * Packaging resync...