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[Steve Conklin <1204600@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Description changed:

+ SRU Justification
  
-     SRU Justification
+     Impact:
+        The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar
+        in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to
+        demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream
+        by originating either directly from Linus' tree or in a minimally
+        backported form of that patch. The 3.5.7.17 upstream stable
+        patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu
+        kernel as well.
  
-     Impact:
-        The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar
-        in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to
-        demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream
-        by originating either directly from Linus' tree or in a minimally
-        backported form of that patch. The 3.5.7.17 upstream stable
-        patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu
-        kernel as well.
+        git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/linux.git
  
-        git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/linux.git
+     TEST CASE: TBD
  
-     TEST CASE: TBD
+        The following patches are in the 3.5.7.17 stable release:
  
-        The following patches are in the 3.5.7.17 stable release:
+ * Linux 3.5.7.17
+ * iommu/amd: Only unmap large pages from the first pte
+ * charger-manager: Ensure event is not used as format string
+ * printk: Fix rq->lock vs logbuf_lock unlock lock inversion
+ * x86/efi: Fix dummy variable buffer allocation
+ * Modify UEFI anti-bricking code
+ * x86,efi: Implement efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter
+ * x86,efi: Check max_size only if it is non-zero.
+ * efi: Export efi_query_variable_store() for efivars.ko
+ * x86, efivars: firmware bug workarounds should be in platform code
+ * efi: be more paranoid about available space when creating variables
+ * efivars: Disable external interrupt while holding efivars->lock
+ * efi_pstore: Check remaining space with QueryVariableInfo() before writing data
+ * drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c: use kzalloc() for failing hardware
+ * vgacon: fix missing include.
+ * ext4: fix overflow when counting used blocks on 32-bit architectures
+ * ext4: fix data offset overflow in ext4_xattr_fiemap() on 32-bit archs
+ * rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix duplicate if test
+ * libceph: Fix NULL pointer dereference in auth client code
+ * drm/mgag200: Added resolution and bandwidth limits for various G200e products.
+ * drm/mgag200: Reject modes that are too big for VRAM
+ * vgacon.c: add cond reschedule points in vgacon_do_font_op
+ * rt2x00: read 5GHz TX power values from the correct offset
+ * rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID for TP-Link TL-WN8200ND
+ * iwlwifi: pcie: wake the queue if stopped when being unmapped
+ * ath9k: Do not assign noise for NULL caldata
+ * ath9k: Fix noisefloor calibration
+ * ath9k_hw: Remove CHANNEL_CW_INT
+ * ath9k_hw: Assign default xlna config for AR9485
+ * ath9k: fill channel mode in caldata
+ * b43: ensue that BCMA is "y" when B43 is "y"
+ * PCI: Fix refcount issue in pci_create_root_bus() error recovery path
+ * ext3: fix data=journal fast mount/umount hang
+ * tick: Prevent uncontrolled switch to oneshot mode
+ * timer: Fix jiffies wrap behavior of round_jiffies_common()
+ * hpfs: better test for errors
+ * md/raid10: fix two bugs affecting RAID10 reshape.
+ * powerpc/smp: Section mismatch from smp_release_cpus to __initdata spinning_secondaries
+ * aacraid: Fix for arrays are going offline in the system. System hangs
+ * [SCSI] sd: Fix parsing of 'temporary ' cache mode prefix
+ * [SCSI] mpt2sas: fix firmware failure with wrong task attribute
+ * [SCSI] mpt2sas: Fix for device scan following host reset could get stuck in a infinite loop
+ * [SCSI] mpt2sas: Fix for max_sectors warning message is stating the incorrect range
+ * [SCSI] mpt2sas: Fix for issue Missing delay not getting set during system bootup
+ * [SCSI] zfcp: status read buffers on first adapter open with link down
+ * [SCSI] zfcp: block queue limits with data router
+ * [SCSI] zfcp: fix adapter (re)open recovery while link to SAN is down
+ * ipvs: SCTP ports should be writable in ICMP packets
+ * netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: Fix IPv6 default MSS too
+ * netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: Fix missing fragmentation handling
+ * netfilter: xt_TCPOPTSTRIP: don't use tcp_hdr()
+ * netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: Fix violation of RFC879 in absence of MSS option
+ * netfilter: nfnetlink_acct: fix incomplete dumping of objects
+ * netfilter: nfnetlink_cttimeout: fix incomplete dumping of objects
+ * ipvs: info leak in __ip_vs_get_dest_entries()
+ * netfilter: xt_LOG: fix mark logging for IPv6 packets
+ * netfilter: add nf_ipv6_ops hook to fix xt_addrtype with IPv6
+ * netfilter: ipt_ULOG: fix non-null terminated string in the nf_log path
+ * netfilter: xt_TCPOPTSTRIP: fix possible mangling beyond packet boundary
+ * nbd: correct disconnect behavior
+ * drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3029c2.c: fix disabling AIE irq
+ * mm/memory-hotplug: fix lowmem count overflow when offline pages
+ * crypto: sanitize argument for format string
+ * block: do not pass disk names as format strings
+ * ocfs2: xattr: fix inlined xattr reflink
+ * drivers/dma/pl330.c: fix locking in pl330_free_chan_resources()
+ * xen/time: remove blocked time accounting from xen "clockchip"
+ * Handle big endianness in NTLM (ntlmv2) authentication
+ * ARM: 7765/1: perf: Record the user-mode PC in the call chain.
+ * ahci: AHCI-mode SATA patch for Intel Coleto Creek DeviceIDs
+ * ata_piix: IDE-mode SATA patch for Intel Coleto Creek DeviceIDs
+ * ALSA: hda - Cache the MUX selection for generic HDMI
+ * ACPICA: Do not use extended sleep registers unless HW-reduced bit is set
+ * ASoC: wm8962: Remove remaining direct register cache accesses
+ * libata: skip SRST for all SIMG [34]7x port-multipliers
+ * ahci: remove pmp link online check in FBS EH
+ * i2c-piix4: Add AMD CZ SMBus device ID
+ * ahci: Add AMD CZ SATA device ID
+ * tracing: Use current_uid() for critical time tracing
+ * cgroup: fix umount vs cgroup_cfts_commit() race
+ * jbd2: fix theoretical race in jbd2__journal_restart
+ * ext3,ext4: don't mess with dir_file->f_pos in htree_dirblock_to_tree()
+ * jbd2: move superblock checksum calculation to jbd2_write_superblock()
+ * genirq: Fix can_request_irq() for IRQs without an action
+ * x86: Fix /proc/mtrr with base/size more than 44bits
+ * USB: option,qcserial: move Novatel Gobi1K IDs to qcserial
+ * usb: host: xhci-plat: release mem region while removing module
+ * xhci: check for failed dma pool allocation
+ * cgroup: fix umount vs cgroup_event_remove() race
+ * usb: gadget: f_mass_storage: add missing memory barrier for thread_wakeup_needed
+ * pcmcia: at91_cf: fix gpio_get_value in at91_cf_get_status
+ * zram: protect sysfs handler from invalid memory access
+ * zram: avoid access beyond the zram device
+ * zram: avoid double free in function zram_bvec_write()
+ * zram: destroy all devices on error recovery path in zram_init()
+ * zram: use zram->lock to protect zram_free_page() in swap free notify path
+ * zram: avoid invalid memory access in zram_exit()

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Title:
  Quantal update to 3.5.7.17 stable release

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Quantal:
  New

Bug description:
  SRU Justification

      Impact:
         The upstream process for stable tree updates is quite similar
         in scope to the Ubuntu SRU process, e.g., each patch has to
         demonstrably fix a bug, and each patch is vetted by upstream
         by originating either directly from Linus' tree or in a minimally
         backported form of that patch. The 3.5.7.17 upstream stable
         patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu
         kernel as well.

         git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/linux.git

      TEST CASE: TBD

         The following patches are in the 3.5.7.17 stable release:

  * Linux 3.5.7.17
  * iommu/amd: Only unmap large pages from the first pte
  * charger-manager: Ensure event is not used as format string
  * printk: Fix rq->lock vs logbuf_lock unlock lock inversion
  * x86/efi: Fix dummy variable buffer allocation
  * Modify UEFI anti-bricking code
  * x86,efi: Implement efi_no_storage_paranoia parameter
  * x86,efi: Check max_size only if it is non-zero.
  * efi: Export efi_query_variable_store() for efivars.ko
  * x86, efivars: firmware bug workarounds should be in platform code
  * efi: be more paranoid about available space when creating variables
  * efivars: Disable external interrupt while holding efivars->lock
  * efi_pstore: Check remaining space with QueryVariableInfo() before writing data
  * drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c: use kzalloc() for failing hardware
  * vgacon: fix missing include.
  * ext4: fix overflow when counting used blocks on 32-bit architectures
  * ext4: fix data offset overflow in ext4_xattr_fiemap() on 32-bit archs
  * rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix duplicate if test
  * libceph: Fix NULL pointer dereference in auth client code
  * drm/mgag200: Added resolution and bandwidth limits for various G200e products.
  * drm/mgag200: Reject modes that are too big for VRAM
  * vgacon.c: add cond reschedule points in vgacon_do_font_op
  * rt2x00: read 5GHz TX power values from the correct offset
  * rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID for TP-Link TL-WN8200ND
  * iwlwifi: pcie: wake the queue if stopped when being unmapped
  * ath9k: Do not assign noise for NULL caldata
  * ath9k: Fix noisefloor calibration
  * ath9k_hw: Remove CHANNEL_CW_INT
  * ath9k_hw: Assign default xlna config for AR9485
  * ath9k: fill channel mode in caldata
  * b43: ensue that BCMA is "y" when B43 is "y"
  * PCI: Fix refcount issue in pci_create_root_bus() error recovery path
  * ext3: fix data=journal fast mount/umount hang
  * tick: Prevent uncontrolled switch to oneshot mode
  * timer: Fix jiffies wrap behavior of round_jiffies_common()
  * hpfs: better test for errors
  * md/raid10: fix two bugs affecting RAID10 reshape.
  * powerpc/smp: Section mismatch from smp_release_cpus to __initdata spinning_secondaries
  * aacraid: Fix for arrays are going offline in the system. System hangs
  * [SCSI] sd: Fix parsing of 'temporary ' cache mode prefix
  * [SCSI] mpt2sas: fix firmware failure with wrong task attribute
  * [SCSI] mpt2sas: Fix for device scan following host reset could get stuck in a infinite loop
  * [SCSI] mpt2sas: Fix for max_sectors warning message is stating the incorrect range
  * [SCSI] mpt2sas: Fix for issue Missing delay not getting set during system bootup
  * [SCSI] zfcp: status read buffers on first adapter open with link down
  * [SCSI] zfcp: block queue limits with data router
  * [SCSI] zfcp: fix adapter (re)open recovery while link to SAN is down
  * ipvs: SCTP ports should be writable in ICMP packets
  * netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: Fix IPv6 default MSS too
  * netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: Fix missing fragmentation handling
  * netfilter: xt_TCPOPTSTRIP: don't use tcp_hdr()
  * netfilter: xt_TCPMSS: Fix violation of RFC879 in absence of MSS option
  * netfilter: nfnetlink_acct: fix incomplete dumping of objects
  * netfilter: nfnetlink_cttimeout: fix incomplete dumping of objects
  * ipvs: info leak in __ip_vs_get_dest_entries()
  * netfilter: xt_LOG: fix mark logging for IPv6 packets
  * netfilter: add nf_ipv6_ops hook to fix xt_addrtype with IPv6
  * netfilter: ipt_ULOG: fix non-null terminated string in the nf_log path
  * netfilter: xt_TCPOPTSTRIP: fix possible mangling beyond packet boundary
  * nbd: correct disconnect behavior
  * drivers/rtc/rtc-rv3029c2.c: fix disabling AIE irq
  * mm/memory-hotplug: fix lowmem count overflow when offline pages
  * crypto: sanitize argument for format string
  * block: do not pass disk names as format strings
  * ocfs2: xattr: fix inlined xattr reflink
  * drivers/dma/pl330.c: fix locking in pl330_free_chan_resources()
  * xen/time: remove blocked time accounting from xen "clockchip"
  * Handle big endianness in NTLM (ntlmv2) authentication
  * ARM: 7765/1: perf: Record the user-mode PC in the call chain.
  * ahci: AHCI-mode SATA patch for Intel Coleto Creek DeviceIDs
  * ata_piix: IDE-mode SATA patch for Intel Coleto Creek DeviceIDs
  * ALSA: hda - Cache the MUX selection for generic HDMI
  * ACPICA: Do not use extended sleep registers unless HW-reduced bit is set
  * ASoC: wm8962: Remove remaining direct register cache accesses
  * libata: skip SRST for all SIMG [34]7x port-multipliers
  * ahci: remove pmp link online check in FBS EH
  * i2c-piix4: Add AMD CZ SMBus device ID
  * ahci: Add AMD CZ SATA device ID
  * tracing: Use current_uid() for critical time tracing
  * cgroup: fix umount vs cgroup_cfts_commit() race
  * jbd2: fix theoretical race in jbd2__journal_restart
  * ext3,ext4: don't mess with dir_file->f_pos in htree_dirblock_to_tree()
  * jbd2: move superblock checksum calculation to jbd2_write_superblock()
  * genirq: Fix can_request_irq() for IRQs without an action
  * x86: Fix /proc/mtrr with base/size more than 44bits
  * USB: option,qcserial: move Novatel Gobi1K IDs to qcserial
  * usb: host: xhci-plat: release mem region while removing module
  * xhci: check for failed dma pool allocation
  * cgroup: fix umount vs cgroup_event_remove() race
  * usb: gadget: f_mass_storage: add missing memory barrier for thread_wakeup_needed
  * pcmcia: at91_cf: fix gpio_get_value in at91_cf_get_status
  * zram: protect sysfs handler from invalid memory access
  * zram: avoid access beyond the zram device
  * zram: avoid double free in function zram_bvec_write()
  * zram: destroy all devices on error recovery path in zram_init()
  * zram: use zram->lock to protect zram_free_page() in swap free notify path
  * zram: avoid invalid memory access in zram_exit()

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