This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.8.0-16.17
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linux (4.8.0-16.17) yakkety; urgency=low
[ Tim Gardner ]
* Release Tracking Bug
- LP: #1626768
* Support ARM GIC ITS in ACPI mode (LP: #1626631)
- [Config] CONFIG_ACPI_IORT=y
- SAUCE: ACPI: I/O Remapping
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Importance: Critical
Assignee: Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)
Status: Confirmed
** Also affects: systemd (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Importance: Undecided
Assignee: Martin Pitt (pitti)
Status: Won't Fix
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Yakkety)
Talked to Andy on IRC, and dropping these drivers was not intended. I
agree we should keep the most common ones built in, especially for cloud
instances; there it would really be beneficial to drop initrds
completely (see bug 1592684), as they are just bloat there.
** Changed in: systemd (Ubuntu)