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[Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@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-ckt16 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-ckt16 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 3.16.7-ckt16 stable release:
  
-        The following patches are in the 3.16.7-ckt16 stable release:
+ netfilter: nfnetlink_cthelper: Remove 'const' and '&' to avoid warnings
+ Bluetooth: ath3k: Add a new ID 0cf3:e006 to ath3k list
+ Btrfs: use kmem_cache_free when freeing entry in inode cache
+ Btrfs: fix race between caching kthread and returning inode to inode cache
+ Btrfs: fix fsync data loss after append write
+ ext4: fix reservation release on invalidatepage for delalloc fs
+ ext4: be more strict when migrating to non-extent based file
+ ext4: correctly migrate a file with a hole at the beginning
+ ext4: replace open coded nofail allocation in ext4_free_blocks()
+ drm/radeon: Handle irqs only based on irq ring, not irq status regs.
+ drm/radeon: unpin cursor BOs on suspend and pin them again on resume (v2)
+ hpfs: kstrdup() out of memory handling
+ hpfs: hpfs_error: Remove static buffer, use vsprintf extension %pV instead
+ 9p: don't leave a half-initialized inode sitting around
+ MIPS: kernel: traps: Fix broken indentation
+ thermal: step_wise: fix: Prevent from binary overflow when trend is dropping
+ spi: pl022: Specify 'num-cs' property as required in devicetree binding
+ iio: twl4030-madc: Pass the IRQF_ONESHOT flag
+ iio: inv-mpu: Specify the expected format/precision for write channels
+ iio: DAC: ad5624r_spi: fix bit shift of output data value
+ iio: adc: at91_adc: allow to use full range of startup time
+ ALSA: usb-audio: Add MIDI support for Steinberg MI2/MI4
+ iio: tmp006: Check channel info on write
+ dm btree remove: fix bug in redistribute3
+ kbuild: Allow arch Makefiles to override {cpp,ld,c}flags
+ ARC: Override toplevel default -O2 with -O3
+ crypto: omap-des - Fix unmapping of dma channels
+ USB: option: add 2020:4000 ID
+ USB: cp210x: add ID for Aruba Networks controllers
+ dm btree: silence lockdep lock inversion in dm_btree_del()
+ usb: musb: host: rely on port_mode to call musb_start()
+ usb: f_mass_storage: limit number of reported LUNs
+ drm: add a check for x/y in drm_mode_setcrtc
+ bio integrity: do not assume bio_integrity_pool exists if bioset exists
+ ARM: dts: mx23: fix iio-hwmon support
+ tracing: Have branch tracer use recursive field of task struct
+ drivers: net: cpsw: fix crash while accessing second slave ethernet interface
+ USB: serial: Destroy serial_minors IDR on module exit
+ Btrfs: fix memory leak in the extent_same ioctl
+ Btrfs: fix list transaction->pending_ordered corruption
+ can: rcar_can: fix IRQ check
+ ARC: make sure instruction_pointer() returns unsigned value
+ Btrfs: fix file corruption after cloning inline extents
+ st: null pointer dereference panic caused by use after kref_put by st_open
+ drm/radeon: add a dpm quirk for Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5
+ drm/radeon: Don't flush the GART TLB if rdev->gart.ptr == NULL
+ genirq: Prevent resend to interrupts marked IRQ_NESTED_THREAD
+ ARM: 8404/1: dma-mapping: fix off-by-one error in bitmap size check
+ ipv6: Make MLD packets to only be processed locally
+ bridge: mdb: start delete timer for temp static entries
+ net: graceful exit from netif_alloc_netdev_queues()
+ ip_tunnel: fix ipv4 pmtu check to honor inner ip header df
+ bridge: mdb: zero out the local br_ip variable before use
+ net: do not process device backlog during unregistration
+ net: dsa: Test array index before use
+ net: dsa: Fix off-by-one in switch address parsing
+ can: rcar_can: print signed IRQ #
+ perf symbols: Store if there is a filter in place
+ perf hists browser: Take the --comm, --dsos, etc filters into account
+ rds: rds_ib_device.refcount overflow
+ mm: avoid setting up anonymous pages into file mapping
+ evm: labeling pseudo filesystems exception
+ USB: usbfs: allow URBs to be reaped after disconnection
+ sg_start_req(): make sure that there's not too many elements in iovec
+ HID: cp2112: fix to force single data-report reply
+ ata: pmp: add quirk for Marvell 4140 SATA PMP
+ libata: add ATA_HORKAGE_BROKEN_FPDMA_AA quirk for HP 250GB SATA disk VB0250EAVER
+ libata: add ATA_HORKAGE_NOTRIM
+ libata: force disable trim for SuperSSpeed S238
+ libata: increase the timeout when setting transfer mode
+ can: mcp251x: fix resume when device is down
+ libata: Do not blacklist M510DC
+ mac80211: clear subdir_stations when removing debugfs
+ iio: adc: vf610: fix the adc register read fail issue
+ net: mvneta: fix refilling for Rx DMA buffers
+ ALSA: hda - Add new GPU codec ID 0x10de007d to snd-hda
+ xdrm/i915: Use two 32bit reads for select 64bit REG_READ ioctls
+ usb: dwc3: gadget: return error if command sent to DEPCMD register fails
+ usb: dwc3: Reset the transfer resource index on SET_INTERFACE
+ usb: xhci: Bugfix for NULL pointer deference in xhci_endpoint_init() function
+ xhci: Calculate old endpoints correctly on device reset
+ xhci: report U3 when link is in resume state
+ xhci: prevent bus_suspend if SS port resuming in phase 1
+ xhci: do not report PLC when link is in internal resume state
+ usb: core: lpm: set lpm_capable for root hub device
+ USB: OHCI: Fix race between ED unlink and URB submission
+ usb-storage: ignore ZTE MF 823 card reader in mode 0x1225
+ blkcg: fix gendisk reference leak in blkg_conf_prep()
+ tile: use free_bootmem_late() for initrd
+ Input: usbtouchscreen - avoid unresponsive TSC-30 touch screen
+ block: Do a full clone when splitting discard bios
+ md/raid1: fix test for 'was read error from last working device'.
+ mmc: omap_hsmmc: Fix DTO and DCRC handling
+ mtd: nand: Fix NAND_USE_BOUNCE_BUFFER flag conflict
+ net/xen-netback: off by one in BUG_ON() condition
+ bridge: mdb: fix double add notification
+ isdn/gigaset: reset tty->receive_room when attaching ser_gigaset
+ usb: gadget: mv_udc_core: fix phy_regs I/O memory leak
+ bonding: fix destruction of bond with devices different from arphrd_ether
+ bonding: correctly handle bonding type change on enslave failure
+ inet: frags: fix defragmented packet's IP header for af_packet
+ mmc: block: Add missing mmc_blk_put() in power_ro_lock_show()
+ mmc: sdhci-esdhc: Make 8BIT bus work
+ mmc: sdhci-pxav3: fix platform_data is not initialized
+ freeing unlinked file indefinitely delayed
+ s390/sclp: clear upper register halves in _sclp_print_early
+ s390/process: fix sfpc inline assembly
+ mmc: sdhci: Fix FSL ESDHC reset handling quirk
+ md: fix a build warning
+ Linux 3.16.7-ckt16
+ 
+ The following patches from 3.16.7-ckt16 were already applied to the
+ Utopic kernel:
+ 
+ x86/asm/entry/64: Fold the 'test_in_nmi' macro into its only user
+ x86/asm/entry/64: Remove a redundant jump
+ x86/nmi: Enable nested do_nmi() handling for 64-bit kernels
+ x86/nmi/64: Remove asm code that saves CR2
+ x86/nmi/64: Switch stacks on userspace NMI entry
+ x86/nmi/64: Improve nested NMI comments
+ x86/nmi/64: Reorder nested NMI checks
+ x86/nmi/64: Use DF to avoid userspace RSP confusing nested NMI detection
+ KEYS: ensure we free the assoc array edit if edit is valid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490901

Title:
  Trusty update to 3.16.7-ckt16 stable release

Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
  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 3.16.7-ckt16 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 3.16.7-ckt16 stable release:

  netfilter: nfnetlink_cthelper: Remove 'const' and '&' to avoid warnings
  Bluetooth: ath3k: Add a new ID 0cf3:e006 to ath3k list
  Btrfs: use kmem_cache_free when freeing entry in inode cache
  Btrfs: fix race between caching kthread and returning inode to inode cache
  Btrfs: fix fsync data loss after append write
  ext4: fix reservation release on invalidatepage for delalloc fs
  ext4: be more strict when migrating to non-extent based file
  ext4: correctly migrate a file with a hole at the beginning
  ext4: replace open coded nofail allocation in ext4_free_blocks()
  drm/radeon: Handle irqs only based on irq ring, not irq status regs.
  drm/radeon: unpin cursor BOs on suspend and pin them again on resume (v2)
  hpfs: kstrdup() out of memory handling
  hpfs: hpfs_error: Remove static buffer, use vsprintf extension %pV instead
  9p: don't leave a half-initialized inode sitting around
  MIPS: kernel: traps: Fix broken indentation
  thermal: step_wise: fix: Prevent from binary overflow when trend is dropping
  spi: pl022: Specify 'num-cs' property as required in devicetree binding
  iio: twl4030-madc: Pass the IRQF_ONESHOT flag
  iio: inv-mpu: Specify the expected format/precision for write channels
  iio: DAC: ad5624r_spi: fix bit shift of output data value
  iio: adc: at91_adc: allow to use full range of startup time
  ALSA: usb-audio: Add MIDI support for Steinberg MI2/MI4
  iio: tmp006: Check channel info on write
  dm btree remove: fix bug in redistribute3
  kbuild: Allow arch Makefiles to override {cpp,ld,c}flags
  ARC: Override toplevel default -O2 with -O3
  crypto: omap-des - Fix unmapping of dma channels
  USB: option: add 2020:4000 ID
  USB: cp210x: add ID for Aruba Networks controllers
  dm btree: silence lockdep lock inversion in dm_btree_del()
  usb: musb: host: rely on port_mode to call musb_start()
  usb: f_mass_storage: limit number of reported LUNs
  drm: add a check for x/y in drm_mode_setcrtc
  bio integrity: do not assume bio_integrity_pool exists if bioset exists
  ARM: dts: mx23: fix iio-hwmon support
  tracing: Have branch tracer use recursive field of task struct
  drivers: net: cpsw: fix crash while accessing second slave ethernet interface
  USB: serial: Destroy serial_minors IDR on module exit
  Btrfs: fix memory leak in the extent_same ioctl
  Btrfs: fix list transaction->pending_ordered corruption
  can: rcar_can: fix IRQ check
  ARC: make sure instruction_pointer() returns unsigned value
  Btrfs: fix file corruption after cloning inline extents
  st: null pointer dereference panic caused by use after kref_put by st_open
  drm/radeon: add a dpm quirk for Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB GDDR5
  drm/radeon: Don't flush the GART TLB if rdev->gart.ptr == NULL
  genirq: Prevent resend to interrupts marked IRQ_NESTED_THREAD
  ARM: 8404/1: dma-mapping: fix off-by-one error in bitmap size check
  ipv6: Make MLD packets to only be processed locally
  bridge: mdb: start delete timer for temp static entries
  net: graceful exit from netif_alloc_netdev_queues()
  ip_tunnel: fix ipv4 pmtu check to honor inner ip header df
  bridge: mdb: zero out the local br_ip variable before use
  net: do not process device backlog during unregistration
  net: dsa: Test array index before use
  net: dsa: Fix off-by-one in switch address parsing
  can: rcar_can: print signed IRQ #
  perf symbols: Store if there is a filter in place
  perf hists browser: Take the --comm, --dsos, etc filters into account
  rds: rds_ib_device.refcount overflow
  mm: avoid setting up anonymous pages into file mapping
  evm: labeling pseudo filesystems exception
  USB: usbfs: allow URBs to be reaped after disconnection
  sg_start_req(): make sure that there's not too many elements in iovec
  HID: cp2112: fix to force single data-report reply
  ata: pmp: add quirk for Marvell 4140 SATA PMP
  libata: add ATA_HORKAGE_BROKEN_FPDMA_AA quirk for HP 250GB SATA disk VB0250EAVER
  libata: add ATA_HORKAGE_NOTRIM
  libata: force disable trim for SuperSSpeed S238
  libata: increase the timeout when setting transfer mode
  can: mcp251x: fix resume when device is down
  libata: Do not blacklist M510DC
  mac80211: clear subdir_stations when removing debugfs
  iio: adc: vf610: fix the adc register read fail issue
  net: mvneta: fix refilling for Rx DMA buffers
  ALSA: hda - Add new GPU codec ID 0x10de007d to snd-hda
  xdrm/i915: Use two 32bit reads for select 64bit REG_READ ioctls
  usb: dwc3: gadget: return error if command sent to DEPCMD register fails
  usb: dwc3: Reset the transfer resource index on SET_INTERFACE
  usb: xhci: Bugfix for NULL pointer deference in xhci_endpoint_init() function
  xhci: Calculate old endpoints correctly on device reset
  xhci: report U3 when link is in resume state
  xhci: prevent bus_suspend if SS port resuming in phase 1
  xhci: do not report PLC when link is in internal resume state
  usb: core: lpm: set lpm_capable for root hub device
  USB: OHCI: Fix race between ED unlink and URB submission
  usb-storage: ignore ZTE MF 823 card reader in mode 0x1225
  blkcg: fix gendisk reference leak in blkg_conf_prep()
  tile: use free_bootmem_late() for initrd
  Input: usbtouchscreen - avoid unresponsive TSC-30 touch screen
  block: Do a full clone when splitting discard bios
  md/raid1: fix test for 'was read error from last working device'.
  mmc: omap_hsmmc: Fix DTO and DCRC handling
  mtd: nand: Fix NAND_USE_BOUNCE_BUFFER flag conflict
  net/xen-netback: off by one in BUG_ON() condition
  bridge: mdb: fix double add notification
  isdn/gigaset: reset tty->receive_room when attaching ser_gigaset
  usb: gadget: mv_udc_core: fix phy_regs I/O memory leak
  bonding: fix destruction of bond with devices different from arphrd_ether
  bonding: correctly handle bonding type change on enslave failure
  inet: frags: fix defragmented packet's IP header for af_packet
  mmc: block: Add missing mmc_blk_put() in power_ro_lock_show()
  mmc: sdhci-esdhc: Make 8BIT bus work
  mmc: sdhci-pxav3: fix platform_data is not initialized
  freeing unlinked file indefinitely delayed
  s390/sclp: clear upper register halves in _sclp_print_early
  s390/process: fix sfpc inline assembly
  mmc: sdhci: Fix FSL ESDHC reset handling quirk
  md: fix a build warning
  Linux 3.16.7-ckt16

  The following patches from 3.16.7-ckt16 were already applied to the
  Utopic kernel:

  x86/asm/entry/64: Fold the 'test_in_nmi' macro into its only user
  x86/asm/entry/64: Remove a redundant jump
  x86/nmi: Enable nested do_nmi() handling for 64-bit kernels
  x86/nmi/64: Remove asm code that saves CR2
  x86/nmi/64: Switch stacks on userspace NMI entry
  x86/nmi/64: Improve nested NMI comments
  x86/nmi/64: Reorder nested NMI checks
  x86/nmi/64: Use DF to avoid userspace RSP confusing nested NMI detection
  KEYS: ensure we free the assoc array edit if edit is valid

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