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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 3.2.73 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 3.2.73 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 3.2.73 stable release:
  
-        The following patches are in the 3.2.73 stable release:
+ Revert "KVM: MMU: fix validation of mmio page fault"
+ module: Fix locking in symbol_put_addr()
+ regmap: debugfs: Ensure we don't underflow when printing access masks
+ regmap: debugfs: Don't bother actually printing when calculating max length
+ ath9k: declare required extra tx headroom
+ m68k: Define asmlinkage_protect
+ x86/xen: Do not clip xen_e820_map to xen_e820_map_entries when sanitizing map
+ UBI: Validate data_size
+ UBI: return ENOSPC if no enough space available
+ MIPS: dma-default: Fix 32-bit fall back to GFP_DMA
+ x86/process: Add proper bound checks in 64bit get_wchan()
+ genirq: Fix race in register_irq_proc()
+ mm: hugetlbfs: skip shared VMAs when unmapping private pages to satisfy a fault
+ Do not fall back to SMBWriteX in set_file_size error cases
+ md/raid0: update queue parameter in a safer location.
+ md/raid0: apply base queue limits *before* disk_stack_limits
+ clocksource: Fix abs() usage w/ 64bit values
+ iio: accel: sca3000: memory corruption in sca3000_read_first_n_hw_rb()
+ USB: Add reset-resume quirk for two Plantronics usb headphones.
+ usb: Add device quirk for Logitech PTZ cameras
+ tty: fix stall caused by missing memory barrier in drivers/tty/n_tty.c
+ drivers/tty: require read access for controlling terminal
+ ppp: don't override sk->sk_state in pppoe_flush_dev()
+ iwlwifi: dvm: fix D3 firmware PN programming
+ ALSA: synth: Fix conflicting OSS device registration on AWE32
+ sched/core: Fix TASK_DEAD race in finish_task_switch()
+ 3w-9xxx: don't unmap bounce buffered commands
+ xen-blkfront: check for null drvdata in blkback_changed (XenbusStateClosing)
+ ALSA: hda - Fix inverted internal mic on Lenovo G50-80
+ crypto: ahash - ensure statesize is non-zero
+ iommu/vt-d: fix range computation when making room for large pages
+ xhci: don't finish a TD if we get a short transfer event mid TD
+ xhci: handle no ping response error properly
+ xhci: Switch Intel Lynx Point LP ports to EHCI on shutdown.
+ xhci: Add spurious wakeup quirk for LynxPoint-LP controllers
+ crypto: api - Only abort operations on fatal signal
+ ASoC: wm8904: Correct number of EQ registers
+ IB/cm: Fix rb-tree duplicate free and use-after-free
+ drm/nouveau/gem: return only valid domain when there's only one
+ powerpc/rtas: Validate rtas.entry before calling enter_rtas()
+ mm: make sendfile(2) killable
+ ppp: fix pppoe_dev deletion condition in pppoe_release()
+ dm btree remove: fix a bug when rebalancing nodes after removal
+ dm btree: fix leak of bufio-backed block in btree_split_beneath error path
+ md/raid1: ensure device failure recorded before write request returns.
+ md/raid1: don't clear bitmap bit when bad-block-list write fails.
+ md/raid10: ensure device failure recorded before write request returns.
+ md/raid10: don't clear bitmap bit when bad-block-list write fails.
+ mvsas: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mvs_slot_task_free
+ sched: declare pid_alive as inline
+ net: add length argument to skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec
+ skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull
+ skbuff: Fix skb checksum partial check.
+ ethtool: Use kcalloc instead of kmalloc for ethtool_get_strings
+ asix: Don't reset PHY on if_up for ASIX 88772
+ asix: Do full reset during ax88772_bind
+ Failing to send a CLOSE if file is opened WRONLY and server reboots on a 4.x mount
+ KVM: x86: work around infinite loop in microcode when #AC is delivered
+ KEYS: Fix race between key destruction and finding a keyring by name
+ KEYS: Fix crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring
+ Linux 3.2.73

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

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

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Title:
  Precise update to 3.2.73 stable release

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Precise:
  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 3.2.73 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 3.2.73 stable release:

  Revert "KVM: MMU: fix validation of mmio page fault"
  module: Fix locking in symbol_put_addr()
  regmap: debugfs: Ensure we don't underflow when printing access masks
  regmap: debugfs: Don't bother actually printing when calculating max length
  ath9k: declare required extra tx headroom
  m68k: Define asmlinkage_protect
  x86/xen: Do not clip xen_e820_map to xen_e820_map_entries when sanitizing map
  UBI: Validate data_size
  UBI: return ENOSPC if no enough space available
  MIPS: dma-default: Fix 32-bit fall back to GFP_DMA
  x86/process: Add proper bound checks in 64bit get_wchan()
  genirq: Fix race in register_irq_proc()
  mm: hugetlbfs: skip shared VMAs when unmapping private pages to satisfy a fault
  Do not fall back to SMBWriteX in set_file_size error cases
  md/raid0: update queue parameter in a safer location.
  md/raid0: apply base queue limits *before* disk_stack_limits
  clocksource: Fix abs() usage w/ 64bit values
  iio: accel: sca3000: memory corruption in sca3000_read_first_n_hw_rb()
  USB: Add reset-resume quirk for two Plantronics usb headphones.
  usb: Add device quirk for Logitech PTZ cameras
  tty: fix stall caused by missing memory barrier in drivers/tty/n_tty.c
  drivers/tty: require read access for controlling terminal
  ppp: don't override sk->sk_state in pppoe_flush_dev()
  iwlwifi: dvm: fix D3 firmware PN programming
  ALSA: synth: Fix conflicting OSS device registration on AWE32
  sched/core: Fix TASK_DEAD race in finish_task_switch()
  3w-9xxx: don't unmap bounce buffered commands
  xen-blkfront: check for null drvdata in blkback_changed (XenbusStateClosing)
  ALSA: hda - Fix inverted internal mic on Lenovo G50-80
  crypto: ahash - ensure statesize is non-zero
  iommu/vt-d: fix range computation when making room for large pages
  xhci: don't finish a TD if we get a short transfer event mid TD
  xhci: handle no ping response error properly
  xhci: Switch Intel Lynx Point LP ports to EHCI on shutdown.
  xhci: Add spurious wakeup quirk for LynxPoint-LP controllers
  crypto: api - Only abort operations on fatal signal
  ASoC: wm8904: Correct number of EQ registers
  IB/cm: Fix rb-tree duplicate free and use-after-free
  drm/nouveau/gem: return only valid domain when there's only one
  powerpc/rtas: Validate rtas.entry before calling enter_rtas()
  mm: make sendfile(2) killable
  ppp: fix pppoe_dev deletion condition in pppoe_release()
  dm btree remove: fix a bug when rebalancing nodes after removal
  dm btree: fix leak of bufio-backed block in btree_split_beneath error path
  md/raid1: ensure device failure recorded before write request returns.
  md/raid1: don't clear bitmap bit when bad-block-list write fails.
  md/raid10: ensure device failure recorded before write request returns.
  md/raid10: don't clear bitmap bit when bad-block-list write fails.
  mvsas: Fix NULL pointer dereference in mvs_slot_task_free
  sched: declare pid_alive as inline
  net: add length argument to skb_copy_and_csum_datagram_iovec
  skbuff: Fix skb checksum flag on skb pull
  skbuff: Fix skb checksum partial check.
  ethtool: Use kcalloc instead of kmalloc for ethtool_get_strings
  asix: Don't reset PHY on if_up for ASIX 88772
  asix: Do full reset during ax88772_bind
  Failing to send a CLOSE if file is opened WRONLY and server reboots on a 4.x mount
  KVM: x86: work around infinite loop in microcode when #AC is delivered
  KEYS: Fix race between key destruction and finding a keyring by name
  KEYS: Fix crash when attempt to garbage collect an uninstantiated keyring
  Linux 3.2.73

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