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[Seth Forshee <seth.forshee+lp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** 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 3.16.7-ckt7 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 3.16.7-ckt7 upstream stable
-        patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu
-        kernel as well.
+        git://git.kernel.org/
  
-        git://git.kernel.org/
+     TEST CASE: TBD
  
-     TEST CASE: TBD
+        The following patches are in the 3.16.7-ckt7 stable release:
  
-        The following patches are in the 3.16.7-ckt7 stable release:
+ powerpc: add little endian flag to syscall_get_arch()
+ arm64: Fix up /proc/cpuinfo
+ MIPS: IRQ: Fix disable_irq on CPU IRQs
+ Complete oplock break jobs before closing file handle
+ smpboot: Add missing get_online_cpus() in smpboot_register_percpu_thread()
+ ASoC: atmel_ssc_dai: fix start event for I2S mode
+ spi: spi-fsl-dspi: Remove usage of devm_kzalloc
+ ALSA: ak411x: Fix stall in work callback
+ lib/checksum.c: fix carry in csum_tcpudp_nofold
+ lib/checksum.c: fix build for generic csum_tcpudp_nofold
+ MIPS: Fix kernel lockup or crash after CPU offline/online
+ gpio: sysfs: fix memory leak in gpiod_export_link
+ gpio: sysfs: fix memory leak in gpiod_sysfs_set_active_low
+ md/raid5: fix another livelock caused by non-aligned writes.
+ PCI: Add NEC variants to Stratus ftServer PCIe DMI check
+ drm/radeon: fix PLLs on RS880 and older v2
+ drm/radeon: don't init gpuvm if accel is disabled (v3)
+ drm/radeon: properly set vm fragment size for TN/RL
+ ARM: 8299/1: mm: ensure local active ASID is marked as allocated on rollover
+ ASoC: sgtl5000: add delay before first I2C access
+ PCI: Handle read-only BARs on AMD CS553x devices
+ ARM: dts: Fix I2S1, I2S2 compatible for exynos4 SoCs
+ mm: pagewalk: call pte_hole() for VM_PFNMAP during walk_page_range
+ nilfs2: fix deadlock of segment constructor over I_SYNC flag
+ ip: zero sockaddr returned on error queue
+ net: rps: fix cpu unplug
+ ipv6: stop sending PTB packets for MTU < 1280
+ netxen: fix netxen_nic_poll() logic
+ udp_diag: Fix socket skipping within chain
+ ping: Fix race in free in receive path
+ ipv6: replacing a rt6_info needs to purge possible propagated rt6_infos too
+ bnx2x: fix napi poll return value for repoll
+ net: don't OOPS on socket aio
+ bridge: dont send notification when skb->len == 0 in rtnl_bridge_notify
+ tcp: ipv4: initialize unicast_sock sk_pacing_rate
+ ipv4: tcp: get rid of ugly unicast_sock
+ ppp: deflate: never return len larger than output buffer
+ net: sctp: fix passing wrong parameter header to param_type2af in sctp_process_param
+ hyperv: Fix the error processing in netvsc_send()
+ x86: mm: move mmap_sem unlock from mm_fault_error() to caller
+ ALSA: hda - Add mute LED pin quirk for HP 15 touchsmart
+ ALSA: hda/realtek - move HP_MUTE_LED_MIC1 quirk for alc282
+ KVM: x86: update masterclock values on TSC writes
+ [media] media/rc: Send sync space information on the lirc device
+ mmc: sdhci: Add PCI IDs for Intel Braswell
+ mmc: sdhci-pci: Fix Braswell eMMC timeout clock frequency
+ mmc: sdhci-pci: Add support for Intel SPT
+ mmc: sdhci-acpi: Add ACPI HID INT344D
+ mmc: sdhci: Preset value not supported in Baytrail eMMC
+ mmc: sdhci-acpi: Add a HID and UID for a SD Card host controller
+ ceph: introduce global empty snap context
+ drm/vmwgfx: Don't use memory accounting for kernel-side fence objects
+ Bluetooth: Add USB device 04ca:3010 as Atheros AR3012
+ Bluetooth: Add support for Acer [0489:e078]
+ virtio_pci: defer kfree until release callback
+ virtio_pci: document why we defer kfree
+ Linux 3.16.7-ckt7
+ 
+ 
+ The following patches were already applied to Utopic kernel:
+ 
+ Bluetooth: ath3k: workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI controller
+ net:socket: set msg_namelen to 0 if msg_name is passed as NULL in msghdr struct from userland.

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

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Title:
  Utopic update to 3.16.7-ckt7 stable release

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux source package in Utopic:
  Fix Committed

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 3.16.7-ckt7 upstream stable
         patch set is now available. It should be included in the Ubuntu
         kernel as well.

         git://git.kernel.org/

      TEST CASE: TBD

         The following patches are in the 3.16.7-ckt7 stable release:

  powerpc: add little endian flag to syscall_get_arch()
  arm64: Fix up /proc/cpuinfo
  MIPS: IRQ: Fix disable_irq on CPU IRQs
  Complete oplock break jobs before closing file handle
  smpboot: Add missing get_online_cpus() in smpboot_register_percpu_thread()
  ASoC: atmel_ssc_dai: fix start event for I2S mode
  spi: spi-fsl-dspi: Remove usage of devm_kzalloc
  ALSA: ak411x: Fix stall in work callback
  lib/checksum.c: fix carry in csum_tcpudp_nofold
  lib/checksum.c: fix build for generic csum_tcpudp_nofold
  MIPS: Fix kernel lockup or crash after CPU offline/online
  gpio: sysfs: fix memory leak in gpiod_export_link
  gpio: sysfs: fix memory leak in gpiod_sysfs_set_active_low
  md/raid5: fix another livelock caused by non-aligned writes.
  PCI: Add NEC variants to Stratus ftServer PCIe DMI check
  drm/radeon: fix PLLs on RS880 and older v2
  drm/radeon: don't init gpuvm if accel is disabled (v3)
  drm/radeon: properly set vm fragment size for TN/RL
  ARM: 8299/1: mm: ensure local active ASID is marked as allocated on rollover
  ASoC: sgtl5000: add delay before first I2C access
  PCI: Handle read-only BARs on AMD CS553x devices
  ARM: dts: Fix I2S1, I2S2 compatible for exynos4 SoCs
  mm: pagewalk: call pte_hole() for VM_PFNMAP during walk_page_range
  nilfs2: fix deadlock of segment constructor over I_SYNC flag
  ip: zero sockaddr returned on error queue
  net: rps: fix cpu unplug
  ipv6: stop sending PTB packets for MTU < 1280
  netxen: fix netxen_nic_poll() logic
  udp_diag: Fix socket skipping within chain
  ping: Fix race in free in receive path
  ipv6: replacing a rt6_info needs to purge possible propagated rt6_infos too
  bnx2x: fix napi poll return value for repoll
  net: don't OOPS on socket aio
  bridge: dont send notification when skb->len == 0 in rtnl_bridge_notify
  tcp: ipv4: initialize unicast_sock sk_pacing_rate
  ipv4: tcp: get rid of ugly unicast_sock
  ppp: deflate: never return len larger than output buffer
  net: sctp: fix passing wrong parameter header to param_type2af in sctp_process_param
  hyperv: Fix the error processing in netvsc_send()
  x86: mm: move mmap_sem unlock from mm_fault_error() to caller
  ALSA: hda - Add mute LED pin quirk for HP 15 touchsmart
  ALSA: hda/realtek - move HP_MUTE_LED_MIC1 quirk for alc282
  KVM: x86: update masterclock values on TSC writes
  [media] media/rc: Send sync space information on the lirc device
  mmc: sdhci: Add PCI IDs for Intel Braswell
  mmc: sdhci-pci: Fix Braswell eMMC timeout clock frequency
  mmc: sdhci-pci: Add support for Intel SPT
  mmc: sdhci-acpi: Add ACPI HID INT344D
  mmc: sdhci: Preset value not supported in Baytrail eMMC
  mmc: sdhci-acpi: Add a HID and UID for a SD Card host controller
  ceph: introduce global empty snap context
  drm/vmwgfx: Don't use memory accounting for kernel-side fence objects
  Bluetooth: Add USB device 04ca:3010 as Atheros AR3012
  Bluetooth: Add support for Acer [0489:e078]
  virtio_pci: defer kfree until release callback
  virtio_pci: document why we defer kfree
  Linux 3.16.7-ckt7

  
  The following patches were already applied to Utopic kernel:

  Bluetooth: ath3k: workaround the compatibility issue with xHCI controller
  net:socket: set msg_namelen to 0 if msg_name is passed as NULL in msghdr struct from userland.

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