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[Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <1902957@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Precise)
       Status: New => Invalid

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Groovy)
       Status: New => Fix Committed

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Title:
  Update kernel packaging to support forward porting kernels

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  In Progress
Status in linux source package in Precise:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Focal:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Groovy:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux source package in Hirsute:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  SRU Justification

  Impact: Our kernel packaging currently has support for backporting
  kernels to older releases. This includes appending ~BACKPORT_SUFFIX to
  the version string for the backport kernel, where BACKPORT_SUFFIX is
  defined in update.conf. We need to start doing similar forward ported
  kernels, but BACKPORT_SUFFIX should be appended using a + rather than
  a ~. Our kernel packaging cannot easily determine whether a + or a ~
  is appropriate.

  Fix: Move the leading character into BACKPORT_SUFFIX, and do not
  insert any leading characters from the kernel packaging scripts. Since
  the script which generates update.conf has access to information from
  kernel-series, it can more easily determine whether + or ~ is the
  appropriate leader.

  Test Case: Run through the normal steps for updating a backport
  kernel. The version string generated should have ~SERIES for a
  backport to an older series, and +SERIES for a backport to a newer
  series.

  Regression Potential: Backport kernels could end up with an incorrect
  version strings. Since all kernel uploads undergo review, any such
  errors should be caught before uploading.

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