Revert PPC get_user workaround
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
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Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Impish |
Fix Committed
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Jammy |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
Kinetic |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Unassigned | ||
zfs-linux (Ubuntu) |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Impish |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Jammy |
New
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned | ||
Kinetic |
Fix Committed
|
Undecided
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
[Impact]
* A change of kernel symbol license allows to drop a PPC specific workaround in zfs-dkms to use the regular (better) code paths.
* See details in:
https:/
[Test Plan]
* linux: apply https:/
* zfs-dkms: revert https:/
* Build on kernel with zfs module on ppc
* Ensure that zfs.ko successfully loads and works
* Test that root on zfs installations work on ppc (however, Ubuntu currently doesn't provide an installation method to achieve this, so this bit of verification might be hard to complete)
[Where problems could occur]
* linux: the patch only changes the symbol licensing and the potential tainteness status of the kernel, without any observable user or kernel space impacts
* zfs-dkms: The PPC workaround patch is known to be buggy, and the new arch-independent codepath may now use optimized codepaths inside kernel resulting in a different behavior as observed by user-space (operation successful, EFAULT not returned) matching the behavior of all other architectures.
CVE References
description: | updated |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Incomplete → In Progress |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Impish): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
status: | New → In Progress |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Kinetic): | |
importance: | Undecided → Medium |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Jammy): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
Changed in linux (Ubuntu Impish): | |
status: | In Progress → Fix Committed |
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 1976248
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.