linux: 4.15.0-38.41 -proposed tracker

Verification testing completed.

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

4.15.0-38.41 - generic
Regression test CMPL, RTB.

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 29 failed on amaura, 17 failed on gummo, 14 failed on michael, 25 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp - growfiles test eat up all the disk space (bug 1790445)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - passed after re-run
  ubuntu_qrt_apparmor - mmap timed out on gummo (bug 1783922)
  xfstests - timed out on ext4 generic/430 test (bug 1755999)

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400 (bug 1716603)
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed (bug 1788562)
  ubuntu_docker_smoke_test - failed on ms10-35-mcdivittB0 for network issue, passed on wright
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - directory-concurrent.sh.ext4 failed on ThunderX (bug 1765653)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - Unable to boot Xenial cloud image on Bionic ARM64 ThunderX / Azure (bug 1765668)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - gicv3-ipi and gicv3-active failed on Moonshot (bug 1790825)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - passed after re-run
  xfstests - timed out on ext4 generic/430 test (bug 1755999)

Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_bpf - Some test in test_verifier failed on i386 Bionic (bug 1788578)
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 29 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - passed after re-run
  xfstests - timed out on ext4 generic/430 test (bug 1755999)

Issue to note in ppc64le (P8):
  hwclock - hwclock test failed on Power8 / Power9 system with Bionic kernel (bug 1775858)
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed (bug 1788562)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - test case issue, KVM works fine
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - sprs timed out (bug 1740017)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) fallocate05 (bug 1783880) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - passed after re-run
  xfstests - timed out on ext4 generic/430 test (bug 1755999)

Issue to note in ppc64le (P9):
  hwclock - hwclock test failed on Power8 / Power9 system with Bionic kernel (bug 1775858)
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed (bug 1788562)
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - test should be dropped
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - sprs timed out (bug 1740017)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) fallocate05 (bug 1783880) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - passed after re-run

Issue to note in s390x (Ubuntu on LPAR):
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed (bug 1788562)
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat03 failed (bug 1786729) inotify08 failed with X/X-LTS/X-HWE/A/B kernel (bug 1775784)
  ubuntu_lxc - lxc-test-api-reboot failed (bug 1776381) Container "reboot" is defined (bug 1788574)
  ubuntu_qrt_kernel_security - sysdig module should be removed after test (bug 1798295)

Issue to note in s390x (zKVM):
  ubuntu_bpf - test_map failed (bug 1788562)
  ubuntu_ecryptfs - test should be dropped
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - No KVM support on zKVM
  ubuntu_ltp_syscalls - execveat...

Hardware Certification have completed testing this -proposed kernel. No regressions were observed, results are available here: http://people.canonical.com/~hwcert/sru-testing/bionic/4.15.0-38.41/bionic-proposed-published.html

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This bug was fixed in the package linux - 4.15.0-38.41

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linux (4.15.0-38.41) bionic; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.15.0-38.41 -proposed tracker (LP: #1797061)

  * Silent data corruption in Linux kernel 4.15 (LP: #1796542)
    - block: add a lower-level bio_add_page interface
    - block: bio_iov_iter_get_pages: fix size of last iovec
    - blkdev: __blkdev_direct_IO_simple: fix leak in error case
    - block: bio_iov_iter_get_pages: pin more pages for multi-segment IOs

linux (4.15.0-37.40) bionic; urgency=medium

  * linux: 4.15.0-37.40 -proposed tracker (LP: #1795564)

  * hns3: enable ethtool rx-vlan-filter on supported hw (LP: #1793394)
    - net: hns3: Add vlan filter setting by ethtool command -K

  * hns3: Modifying channel parameters will reset ring parameters back to
    defaults (LP: #1793404)
    - net: hns3: Fix desc num set to default when setting channel

  * hisi_sas: Add SATA FIX check for v3 hw (LP: #1794151)
    - scsi: hisi_sas: Add SATA FIS check for v3 hw

  * Fix potential corruption using SAS controller on HiSilicon arm64 boards
    (LP: #1794156)
    - scsi: hisi_sas: add memory barrier in task delivery function

  * hisi_sas: Reduce unnecessary spin lock contention (LP: #1794165)
    - scsi: hisi_sas: Tidy hisi_sas_task_prep()

  * Add functional level reset support for the SAS controller on HiSilicon D06
    systems (LP: #1794166)
    - scsi: hisi_sas: tidy host controller reset function a bit
    - scsi: hisi_sas: relocate some common code for v3 hw
    - scsi: hisi_sas: Implement handlers of PCIe FLR for v3 hw

  * HiSilicon SAS controller doesn't recover from PHY STP link timeout
    (LP: #1794172)
    - scsi: hisi_sas: tidy channel interrupt handler for v3 hw
    - scsi: hisi_sas: Fix the failure of recovering PHY from STP link timeout

  * getxattr: always handle namespaced attributes (LP: #1789746)
    - getxattr: use correct xattr length

  * Fix unusable NVIDIA GPU after S3 (LP: #1793338)
    - PCI: Reprogram bridge prefetch registers on resume

  * Fails to boot under Xen PV: BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at
    edc21fd9 (LP: #1789118)
    - x86/EISA: Don't probe EISA bus for Xen PV guests

  * qeth: use vzalloc for QUERY OAT buffer (LP: #1793086)
    - s390/qeth: use vzalloc for QUERY OAT buffer

  * SRU: Enable middle button of touchpad on ThinkPad P72 (LP: #1793463)
    - Input: elantech - enable middle button of touchpad on ThinkPad P72

  * Dell new AIO requires a new uart backlight driver (LP: #1727235)
    - SAUCE: platform/x86: dell-uart-backlight: new backlight driver for DELL AIO
    - updateconfigs for Dell UART backlight driver

  * [Ubuntu] s390/crypto: Fix return code checking in cbc_paes_crypt.
    (LP: #1794294)
    - s390/crypto: Fix return code checking in cbc_paes_crypt()

  * hns3: Retrieve RoCE MSI-X config from firmware (LP: #1793221)
    - net: hns3: Fix MSIX allocation issue for VF
    - net: hns3: Refine the MSIX allocation for PF

  * net: hns: Avoid hang when link is changed while handling packets
    (LP: #1792209)
    - net: hns: add the code for cleaning pkt in chip
    - net: hns: add netif_carrier_off before change speed and duplex

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