linux: Fix failure in ubuntu_boot:log_check test

Bug #1965160 reported by Zachary Tahenakos
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
linux (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
Xenial
Fix Committed
Medium
Zachary Tahenakos

Bug Description

SRU Justification

[Impact]

On systems with a broken BIOS that fail to program the APICID_TAG_MAP for DCA,
the dmaengine will print a warning, with stack trace, to the kernel log,
which just adds extra noise to the log and impacts testing on some platforms,
mostly on the older side that will most likely not receive an update to their BIOS.

[Fix]

A patch from upstream linux changes the call of WARN_TAINT_ONCE() to pr_warn_once()
and add_taint(). pr_warn_once() will not invoke a warning in the kernel and instead
just print the associated message.

[Test Case]

The ubuntu_boot log_check test on an affected node, such as fili:amd64.

[Where problems could occur]

Chance of regression is very low to minimal with this change.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
assignee: nobody → Zachary Tahenakos (ztahenakos)
Revision history for this message
Ubuntu Kernel Bot (ubuntu-kernel-bot) wrote : Missing required logs.

This bug is missing log files that will aid in diagnosing the problem. While running an Ubuntu kernel (not a mainline or third-party kernel) please enter the following command in a terminal window:

apport-collect 1965160

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.

Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: New → Incomplete
Stefan Bader (smb)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
importance: Undecided → Medium
Changed in linux (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: Incomplete → Triaged
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: Triaged → In Progress
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Xenial):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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