openvswitch-switch package postinst modifies existing configuration

On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 05:00:16PM -0000, Drew Freiberger wrote:
[...]
> Elsewise, is there a way to serialize the resulting restarts in such a
> way that only one member of the neutron-openvswitch application/service
> is restarting at a time along with a buffer to allow for high
> availability applications to failover and fail back and not be afflicted
> by multiple nodes' switches being restarted simultaneously.

This seems to be cover what you are asking here: https://review.openstack.org/#/c/504310/

1) A upgrade of the openvswitch-switch package will in itself trigger a restart of the openvswtich daemons.

The charm does not react to any change of /etc/default/openvswitch-switch independently.

2) In the event of the config-changed hook being fired at a later date after the /etc/default/openvswitch-switch file was changed, the /etc/default/openvswtich-switch file will be rewritten and subsequently the service will be restarted.

This is the bit we need to consider and address in this bug.

The solution might involve changing the deb package behavior and its handling of the /etc/default/openvswitch-switch file.

Marking invalid for charm as this should be fixed in the openvswitch package itself.

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I think the proposed patch is OK - the package actually directly installs a defaults file anyway so we can probably go further by removing the processing of the template in the postinst script.

Proposed fixed packages testing in:

  https://launchpad.net/~ci-train-ppa-service/+archive/ubuntu/2998

xenial/amd64:
root@x:~# apt install openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14968202 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 09:50:21.337020599 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-19 09:50:44.097232290 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 09:50:44.097232290 +0000
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root@x:~# add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/2998 && apt update && apt -y upgrade
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
   File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14968202 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 09:53:45.194915064 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-19 09:50:44.097232290 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 09:50:44.097232290 +0000
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zesty/amd64:
root@z:~# apt install openvswitch-switch
root@z:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@z:~# add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/2998 && apt update && apt -y upgrade
root@z:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14968032 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 10:01:51.591425454 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-19 10:01:28.955215741 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 10:01:28.955215741 +0000
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artful/amd64:
root@a:~# apt install openvswitch-switch
root@a:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  Size: 896 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14759132 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 10:05:09.497258445 +0000
Modify: 2017-08-08 10:06:03.000000000 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 10:05:09.433257852 +0000
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root@a:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@a:~# add-apt-repository ppa:ci-train-ppa-service/2998 && apt update && apt -y upgrade
root@a:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14759132 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 10:05:54.489675055 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-19 10:05:19.757353452 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 10:05:19.757353452 +0000
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Test packages LGTM on amd64

Adding SRU team for review; packages uploaded for xenial, zesty and artful.

Artful package also includes the fix for the s390x test failure.

Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into artful-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.8.0-0ubuntu2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-artful to verification-done-artful. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-artful. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into zesty-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.6.1-0ubuntu5.2 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-zesty to verification-done-zesty. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-zesty. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openvswitch/2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation on how to enable and use -proposed.Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested and change the tag from verification-needed-xenial to verification-done-xenial. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-failed-xenial. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.8.0-0ubuntu2

---------------
openvswitch (2.8.0-0ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium

  [ James Page ]
  * d/p/s390x-stp-timeout.patch: Increase STP sync wait time for
    'STP - flush the fdb and mdb when topology changed' test as this
    reliable takes longer than 36 seconds on s390x (LP: #1722799).

  [ Frode Nordahl ]
  * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
    /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
    as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).

 -- James Page <email address hidden> Thu, 19 Oct 2017 11:04:37 +0100

$ lxc launch images:ubuntu/artful a
Creating a
Starting a
$ lxc exec a bash
root@a:~# apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt -y install openvswitch-switch
...
root@a:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@a:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14759150 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 12:28:08.390586355 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-19 12:28:59.531127160 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 12:28:59.531127160 +0000
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root@a:~# echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-proposed main restricted universe multiverse" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
root@a:~# apt update && apt -y upgrade
...
root@a:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14759150 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-19 12:29:31.751451121 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-19 12:28:59.531127160 +0000
Change: 2017-10-19 12:28:59.531127160 +0000
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root@a:~#

Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into pike-proposed. The package will build now and be available in the Ubuntu Cloud Archive in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. To enable the -proposed repository:

  sudo add-apt-repository cloud-archive:pike-proposed
  sudo apt-get update

Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-pike-needed to verification-pike-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-pike-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

$ lxc launch ubuntu: x
Creating x
Starting x
$ lxc exec x bash
root@x:~# apt update && apt -y upgrade && apt install openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861040 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:04:18.041237973 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:04:29.773358746 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:04:29.773358746 +0000
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root@x:~# echo "deb http://no.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ xenial-proposed main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
root@x:~# apt update && apt -y upgrade
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861040 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:06:02.434312621 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:04:29.773358746 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:04:29.773358746 +0000
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Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into mitaka-proposed. The package will build now and be available in the Ubuntu Cloud Archive in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. To enable the -proposed repository:

  sudo add-apt-repository cloud-archive:mitaka-proposed
  sudo apt-get update

Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-mitaka-needed to verification-mitaka-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-mitaka-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into ocata-proposed. The package will build now and be available in the Ubuntu Cloud Archive in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. To enable the -proposed repository:

  sudo add-apt-repository cloud-archive:ocata-proposed
  sudo apt-get update

Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-ocata-needed to verification-ocata-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-ocata-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

$ lxc launch ubuntu: x && lxc exec x bash
Creating x
Starting x
root@x:~# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:pike
root@x:~# apt update
root@x:~# apt install openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861244 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:27:39.768654714 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:27:52.420151020 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:27:52.420151020 +0000
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root@x:~# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:pike-proposed
root@x:~# apt update
root@x:~# apt upgrade
...
Configuration file '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
 ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
 ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
   What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
    Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O : keep your currently-installed version
      D : show the differences between the versions
      Z : start a shell to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** openvswitch-switch (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
...
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861244 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:28:23.345205687 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:27:52.420151020 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:27:52.420151020 +0000
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frode@frode-Precision-5520:~$ lxc launch ubuntu:zesty z
Creating z
Starting z
frode@frode-Precision-5520:~$ lxc exec z bash
root@z:~# apt update && apt -y install openvswitch-switch
root@z:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@z:~# echo "deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu zesty-proposed main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list
root@z:~# apt update && apt -y upgrade
root@z:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861317 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:35:22.794511976 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:34:18.824843262 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:34:18.824843262 +0000
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root@z:~#

$ lxc launch ubuntu: x && lxc exec x bash
Creating x
Starting x
root@x:~# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:ocata
root@x:~# apt update
root@x:~# apt install openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861432 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:43:11.595289966 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:43:18.263835448 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:43:18.263835448 +0000
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root@x:~# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:ocata-proposed
root@x:~# apt update
root@x:~# apt upgrade
...
Configuration file '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
 ==> Modified (by you or by a script) since installation.
 ==> Package distributor has shipped an updated version.
   What would you like to do about it ? Your options are:
    Y or I : install the package maintainer's version
    N or O : keep your currently-installed version
      D : show the differences between the versions
      Z : start a shell to examine the situation
 The default action is to keep your current version.
*** openvswitch-switch (Y/I/N/O/D/Z) [default=N] ?
...
root@x:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 237 Blocks: 8 IO Block: 4096 regular file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14861432 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 08:43:52.358653191 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 08:43:52.110632535 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 08:43:52.110632535 +0000
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root@x:~#

$ lxc launch ubuntu:trusty t && lxc exec t bash
Creating t
Starting t
root@t:~# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:mitaka
root@t:~# apt update && apt -y install openvswitch-switch
root@t:~# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch && stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: ‘/etc/default/openvswitch-switch’
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14966380 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 09:53:44.036926299 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 09:54:02.340015828 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 09:54:02.340015828 +0000
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root@t:~# add-apt-repository -y cloud-archive:mitaka-proposed && apt -y update && apt -y upgrade
root@t:~# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: ‘/etc/default/openvswitch-switch’
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14966380 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-10-20 09:54:57.401544663 +0000
Modify: 2017-10-20 09:54:02.340015828 +0000
Change: 2017-10-20 09:54:02.340015828 +0000
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root@t:~#

Regression testing with OpenStack tempest has completed successfully for ocata.

xenial-ocata proposed stable charms:

======
Totals
======
Ran: 102 tests in 1742.1837 sec.
 - Passed: 93
 - Skipped: 9
 - Expected Fail: 0
 - Unexpected Success: 0
 - Failed: 0
Sum of execute time for each test: 856.3288 sec.

xenial-ocata proposed dev charms:

======
Totals
======
Ran: 102 tests in 1987.3271 sec.
 - Passed: 93
 - Skipped: 9
 - Expected Fail: 0
 - Unexpected Success: 0
 - Failed: 0
Sum of execute time for each test: 1008.6304 sec.

zesty-ocata proposed stable charms:

======
Totals
======
Ran: 102 tests in 1604.2247 sec.
 - Passed: 93
 - Skipped: 9
 - Expected Fail: 0
 - Unexpected Success: 0
 - Failed: 0
Sum of execute time for each test: 843.3645 sec.

zesty-ocata proposed dev charms:

======
Totals
======
Ran: 102 tests in 1579.9423 sec.
 - Passed: 93
 - Skipped: 9
 - Expected Fail: 0
 - Unexpected Success: 0
 - Failed: 0
Sum of execute time for each test: 867.0801 sec.

Regression testing with OpenStack tempest has completed successfully for xenial-pike-proposed.

smoke tests with next charms:

======
Totals
======
Ran: 102 tests in 1361.9098 sec.
 - Passed: 93
 - Skipped: 9
 - Expected Fail: 0
 - Unexpected Success: 0
 - Failed: 0
Sum of execute time for each test: 616.0666 sec.

smoke tests with stable charms:

======
Totals
======
Ran: 102 tests in 1361.9098 sec.
 - Passed: 93
 - Skipped: 9
 - Expected Fail: 0
 - Unexpected Success: 0
 - Failed: 0
Sum of execute time for each test: 616.0666 sec.

tags: added: verification-pike-done
removed: verification-pike-needed

The verification of the Stable Release Update for openvswitch has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

---------------
openvswitch (2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) xenial; urgency=medium

  * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
    /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
    as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).

 -- Frode Nordahl <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:38:57 +0000

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.6.1-0ubuntu5.2

---------------
openvswitch (2.6.1-0ubuntu5.2) zesty; urgency=medium

  * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
    /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
    as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).

 -- Frode Nordahl <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 16:32:44 +0000

The verification of the Stable Release Update for openvswitch has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3~cloud0
---------------

 openvswitch (2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3~cloud0) trusty-mitaka; urgency=medium
 .
   * New update for the Ubuntu Cloud Archive.
 .
 openvswitch (2.5.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) xenial; urgency=medium
 .
   * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
     /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
     as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).

The verification of the Stable Release Update for openvswitch has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.6.1-0ubuntu5.2~cloud0
---------------

 openvswitch (2.6.1-0ubuntu5.2~cloud0) xenial-ocata; urgency=medium
 .
   * New update for the Ubuntu Cloud Archive.
 .
 openvswitch (2.6.1-0ubuntu5.2) zesty; urgency=medium
 .
   * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
     /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
     as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).

The verification of the Stable Release Update for openvswitch has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.8.0-0ubuntu2~cloud0
---------------

 openvswitch (2.8.0-0ubuntu2~cloud0) xenial-pike; urgency=medium
 .
   * New update for the Ubuntu Cloud Archive.
 .
 openvswitch (2.8.0-0ubuntu2) artful; urgency=medium
 .
   [ James Page ]
   * d/p/s390x-stp-timeout.patch: Increase STP sync wait time for
     'STP - flush the fdb and mdb when topology changed' test as this
     reliable takes longer than 36 seconds on s390x (LP: #1722799).
 .
   [ Frode Nordahl ]
   * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
     /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
     as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).

Hello Drew, or anyone else affected,

Accepted openvswitch into newton-proposed. The package will build now and be available in the Ubuntu Cloud Archive in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. To enable the -proposed repository:

  sudo add-apt-repository cloud-archive:newton-proposed
  sudo apt-get update

Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

If this package fixes the bug for you, please add a comment to this bug, mentioning the version of the package you tested, and change the tag from verification-newton-needed to verification-newton-done. If it does not fix the bug for you, please add a comment stating that, and change the tag to verification-newton-failed. In either case, details of your testing will help us make a better decision.

Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

$ lxc launch ubuntu: x && lxc exec x bash
Creating x
Starting x
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:newton
# apt update
# apt install openvswitch-switch
# :> /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14858175 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-11-21 09:23:42.900017945 +0000
Modify: 2017-11-21 09:23:57.916081741 +0000
Change: 2017-11-21 09:23:57.916081741 +0000
 Birth: -
# add-apt-repository cloud-archive:newton-proposed
# apt update
# apt upgrade
# stat /etc/default/openvswitch-switch
  File: '/etc/default/openvswitch-switch'
  Size: 0 Blocks: 0 IO Block: 4096 regular empty file
Device: fd01h/64769d Inode: 14858175 Links: 1
Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)
Access: 2017-11-21 09:24:48.264310472 +0000
Modify: 2017-11-21 09:23:57.916081741 +0000
Change: 2017-11-21 09:23:57.916081741 +0000
 Birth: -
#

The verification of the Stable Release Update for openvswitch has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.

This bug was fixed in the package openvswitch - 2.6.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2~cloud0
---------------

 openvswitch (2.6.1-0ubuntu0.16.10.2~cloud0) xenial; urgency=medium
 .
   * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS while parsing OFPT_QUEUE_GET_CONFIG_REPLY message
     - debian/patches/CVE-2017-9214.patch: properly check length in
       lib/ofp-util.c.
     - CVE-2017-9214
   * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS while parsing OpenFlow role status message
     - debian/patches/CVE-2017-9263.patch: don't abort on unknown reason in
       lib/ofp-print.c.
     - CVE-2017-9263
   * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS in firewall implementation
     - debian/patches/CVE-2017-9264.patch: fix checks for header sizes in
       lib/conntrack.c.
     - CVE-2017-9264
   * SECURITY UPDATE: DoS while parsing group mod OpenFlow message
     - debian/patches/CVE-2017-9265.patch: check length in lib/ofp-util.c.
     - CVE-2017-9265
   * d/openvswitch-switch.postinst: Do not modify
     /etc/default/openvswitch-switch as this file is now managed
     as a configuration file by dpkg (LP: #1723480).