** Description changed: + SRU Justification - SRU Justification + Impact: + The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar + in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to + demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream + by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or + a minimally backported form of that patch. The v4.4.17 upstream stable + patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu + kernel as well. - Impact: - The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar - in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to - demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream - by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or - a minimally backported form of that patch. The v4.4.17 upstream stable - patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu - kernel as well. + git://git.kernel.org/ - git://git.kernel.org/ + TEST CASE: TBD - TEST CASE: TBD + The following patches from the v4.4.17 stable release shall be + applied: - The following patches from the v4.4.17 stable release shall be - applied: + USB: OHCI: Don't mark EDs as ED_OPER if scheduling fails + x86/quirks: Apply nvidia_bugs quirk only on root bus + x86/quirks: Reintroduce scanning of secondary buses + x86/quirks: Add early quirk to reset Apple AirPort card + dmaengine: at_xdmac: align descriptors on 64 bits + dmaengine: at_xdmac: fix residue corruption + dmaengine: at_xdmac: double FIFO flush needed to compute residue + mm, sl[au]b: add __GFP_ATOMIC to the GFP reclaim mask + mm, compaction: abort free scanner if split fails + fs/nilfs2: fix potential underflow in call to crc32_le + mm, compaction: prevent VM_BUG_ON when terminating freeing scanner + mm, meminit: always return a valid node from early_pfn_to_nid + mm, meminit: ensure node is online before checking whether pages are uninitialised + vmlinux.lds: account for destructor sections + pps: do not crash when failed to register + kernel/sysrq, watchdog, sched/core: Reset watchdog on all CPUs while processing sysrq-w + arc: unwind: warn only once if DW2_UNWIND is disabled + ARC: unwind: ensure that .debug_frame is generated (vs. .eh_frame) + xen/pciback: Fix conf_space read/write overlap check. + xenbus: don't BUG() on user mode induced condition + xenbus: don't bail early from xenbus_dev_request_and_reply() + Input: vmmouse - remove port reservation + Input: elantech - add more IC body types to the list + Input: xpad - fix oops when attaching an unknown Xbox One gamepad + Input: wacom_w8001 - w8001_MAX_LENGTH should be 13 + Input: xpad - validate USB endpoint count during probe + Input: tsc200x - report proper input_dev name + pvclock: Add CPU barriers to get correct version value + pinctrl: single: Fix missing flush of posted write for a wakeirq + pinctrl: imx: Do not treat a PIN without MUX register as an error + cgroup: set css->id to -1 during init + power_supply: power_supply_read_temp only if use_cnt > 0 + locks: use file_inode() + Revert "ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler" + ecryptfs: don't allow mmap when the lower fs doesn't support it + ext4: verify extent header depth + 9p: use file_dentry() + namespace: update event counter when umounting a deleted dentry + spi: sunxi: fix transfer timeout + spi: sun4i: fix FIFO limit + clk: rockchip: initialize flags of clk_init_data in mmc-phase clock + platform/chrome: cros_ec_dev - double fetch bug in ioctl + block: fix use-after-free in sys_ioprio_get() + mmc: block: fix packed command header endianness + sched/fair: Fix effective_load() to consistently use smoothed load + ovl: handle ATTR_KILL* + perf/x86: fix PEBS issues on Intel Atom/Core2 + can: at91_can: RX queue could get stuck at high bus load + can: c_can: Update D_CAN TX and RX functions to 32 bit - fix Altera Cyclone access + can: fix handling of unmodifiable configuration options fix + can: fix oops caused by wrong rtnl dellink usage + RDS: fix rds_tcp_init() error path + SCSI: fix new bug in scsi_dev_info_list string matching + ipr: Clear interrupt on croc/crocodile when running with LSI + posix_cpu_timer: Exit early when process has been reaped + i2c: mux: reg: wrong condition checked for of_address_to_resource return value + libata: LITE-ON CX1-JB256-HP needs lower max_sectors + libceph: apply new_state before new_up_client on incrementals + net: mvneta: set real interrupt per packet for tx_done + intel_th: pci: Add Kaby Lake PCH-H support + intel_th: Fix a deadlock in modprobing + vfs: fix deadlock in file_remove_privs() on overlayfs + Linux 4.4.17
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1611833 Title: Xenial update to v4.4.17 stable release Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux source package in Xenial: New Bug description: SRU Justification Impact: The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream by originating either directly from a mainline/stable Linux tree or a minimally backported form of that patch. The v4.4.17 upstream stable patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu kernel as well. git://git.kernel.org/ TEST CASE: TBD The following patches from the v4.4.17 stable release shall be applied: USB: OHCI: Don't mark EDs as ED_OPER if scheduling fails x86/quirks: Apply nvidia_bugs quirk only on root bus x86/quirks: Reintroduce scanning of secondary buses x86/quirks: Add early quirk to reset Apple AirPort card dmaengine: at_xdmac: align descriptors on 64 bits dmaengine: at_xdmac: fix residue corruption dmaengine: at_xdmac: double FIFO flush needed to compute residue mm, sl[au]b: add __GFP_ATOMIC to the GFP reclaim mask mm, compaction: abort free scanner if split fails fs/nilfs2: fix potential underflow in call to crc32_le mm, compaction: prevent VM_BUG_ON when terminating freeing scanner mm, meminit: always return a valid node from early_pfn_to_nid mm, meminit: ensure node is online before checking whether pages are uninitialised vmlinux.lds: account for destructor sections pps: do not crash when failed to register kernel/sysrq, watchdog, sched/core: Reset watchdog on all CPUs while processing sysrq-w arc: unwind: warn only once if DW2_UNWIND is disabled ARC: unwind: ensure that .debug_frame is generated (vs. .eh_frame) xen/pciback: Fix conf_space read/write overlap check. xenbus: don't BUG() on user mode induced condition xenbus: don't bail early from xenbus_dev_request_and_reply() Input: vmmouse - remove port reservation Input: elantech - add more IC body types to the list Input: xpad - fix oops when attaching an unknown Xbox One gamepad Input: wacom_w8001 - w8001_MAX_LENGTH should be 13 Input: xpad - validate USB endpoint count during probe Input: tsc200x - report proper input_dev name pvclock: Add CPU barriers to get correct version value pinctrl: single: Fix missing flush of posted write for a wakeirq pinctrl: imx: Do not treat a PIN without MUX register as an error cgroup: set css->id to -1 during init power_supply: power_supply_read_temp only if use_cnt > 0 locks: use file_inode() Revert "ecryptfs: forbid opening files without mmap handler" ecryptfs: don't allow mmap when the lower fs doesn't support it ext4: verify extent header depth 9p: use file_dentry() namespace: update event counter when umounting a deleted dentry spi: sunxi: fix transfer timeout spi: sun4i: fix FIFO limit clk: rockchip: initialize flags of clk_init_data in mmc-phase clock platform/chrome: cros_ec_dev - double fetch bug in ioctl block: fix use-after-free in sys_ioprio_get() mmc: block: fix packed command header endianness sched/fair: Fix effective_load() to consistently use smoothed load ovl: handle ATTR_KILL* perf/x86: fix PEBS issues on Intel Atom/Core2 can: at91_can: RX queue could get stuck at high bus load can: c_can: Update D_CAN TX and RX functions to 32 bit - fix Altera Cyclone access can: fix handling of unmodifiable configuration options fix can: fix oops caused by wrong rtnl dellink usage RDS: fix rds_tcp_init() error path SCSI: fix new bug in scsi_dev_info_list string matching ipr: Clear interrupt on croc/crocodile when running with LSI posix_cpu_timer: Exit early when process has been reaped i2c: mux: reg: wrong condition checked for of_address_to_resource return value libata: LITE-ON CX1-JB256-HP needs lower max_sectors libceph: apply new_state before new_up_client on incrementals net: mvneta: set real interrupt per packet for tx_done intel_th: pci: Add Kaby Lake PCH-H support intel_th: Fix a deadlock in modprobing vfs: fix deadlock in file_remove_privs() on overlayfs Linux 4.4.17 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1611833/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
