Public bug reported: SRU justification:
Impact: Several bug fixes and updates to get in sync with upstream stable. This update features one vmware fix that we were asked to pick up on the kerne-team mailing list, replaces one patch that was carried as SAUCE patch, as well as a few fixes to previous stable releases. Fix: * Fix page writeback thinko, causing Berkeley DB slowdown * iwlwifi: scan correct setting of valid rx_chains * kernel-doc: fix syscall wrapper processing * lockd: fix regression in lockd's handling of blocked locks * nbd: fix I/O hang on disconnected nbds * parport: parport_serial, don't bind netmos ibm 0299 * powerpc: Fix swapcontext system for VSX + old ucontext size * powerpc/fsl-booke: Fix mapping functions to use phys_addr_t(1) * syscall define: fix uml compile bug * w1: w1 temp calculation overflow fix * write-back: fix nr_to_write counter * writeback: fix break condition * x86, vmi: put a missing paravirt_release_pmd in pgd_dtor(2) * zd1211rw: adding 0ace:0xa211 as a ZD1211 device * zd1211rw: treat MAXIM_NEW_RF(0x08) as UW2453_RF(0x09) for TP-Link WN322/422G * sctp: Fix crc32c calculations on big-endian arhes. * sctp: Correctly start rtx timer on new packet transmissions. * sctp: Properly timestamp outgoing data chunks for rtx purposes * drivers/net/skfp: if !capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN): inverted logic * ipv4: fix infinite retry loop in IP-Config * ipv6: Disallow rediculious flowlabel option sizes. * ipv6: Copy cork options in ip6_append_data * net: 4 bytes kernel memory disclosure in SO_BSDCOMPAT gsopt try #2 * net: packet socket packet_lookup_frame fix * sky2: fix hard hang with netconsoling and iface going up * sungem: Soft lockup in sungem on Netra AC200 when switching interface up * tun: Add some missing TUN compat ioctl translations. * tun: Fix unicast filter overflow * udp: Fix UDP short packet false positive * udp: increments sk_drops in __udp_queue_rcv_skb() * virtio_net: Fix MAX_PACKET_LEN to support 802.1Q VLANs * net: Fix frag_list handling in skb_seq_read * net: Fix OOPS in skb_seq_read(). * packet: Avoid lock_sock in mmap handler * tcp: splice as many packets as possible at once * tcp: Fix length tcp_splice_data_recv passes to skb_splice_bits. * sparc: Enable syscall wrappers for 64-bit (CVE-2009-0029) * sparc64: Annotate sparc64 specific syscalls with SYSCALL_DEFINEx() * netfilter: fix tuple inversion for Node information request * netfilter: xt_sctp: sctp chunk mapping doesn't work * bluetooth hid: enable quirk handling for Apple Wireless Keyboards in 2.6.27 * Revert "UBUNTU: SAUCE: Add back in lost commit for Apple BT Wireless Keyboard" * HID: adjust report descriptor fixup for MS 1028 receiver * libata: fix EH device failure handling * ide/libata: fix ata_id_is_cfa() (take 4) * x86: fixup config space size of CPU functions for AMD family 11h * mac80211: fix a buffer overrun in station debug code * ALSA: mtpav - Fix initial value for input hwport * net: Fix data corruption when splicing from sockets. * Linux 2.6.27.18 (1) Would bump the ABI for ports(powerpc) (2) This patch was requested on the kernel-team mailing list ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Medium Assignee: Stefan Bader (stefan-bader-canonical) Status: In Progress ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Medium Assignee: (unassigned) => Stefan Bader (stefan-bader-canonical) Status: New => In Progress -- [Intrepid] Update kernel to Linux 2.6.27.18 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/330902 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs