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[Kamal Mostafa <kamal@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 a mainline/stable Linux tree or
+        a minimally backported form of that patch. The v3.19.8-ckt15 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 a mainline/stable Linux tree or
-        a minimally backported form of that patch. The v3.19.8-ckt15 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 from the v3.19.8-ckt15 stable release shall
+ be applied:
  
-        The following patches from the v3.19.8-ckt15 stable release shall
- be applied:
+ Linux 3.19.8-ckt15
+ ASN.1: Fix non-match detection failure on data overrun
+ [media] usbvision: fix crash on detecting device with invalid configuration
+ [media] usbvision: fix leak of usb_dev on failure paths in usbvision_probe()
+ [media] usbvision fix overflow of interfaces array
+ powerpc/perf: Remove PPMU_HAS_SSLOT flag for Power8
+ perf hists: Fix HISTC_MEM_DCACHELINE width setting
+ perf annotate browser: Fix behaviour of Shift-Tab with nothing focussed
+ serial: 8250_pci: Add Intel Broadwell ports
+ x86/mm/pat: Avoid truncation when converting cpa->numpages to address
+ Staging: speakup: Fix getting port information
+ drm/vmwgfx: respect 'nomodeset'
+ ALSA: dummy: Disable switching timer backend via sysfs
+ seccomp: always propagate NO_NEW_PRIVS on tsync
+ irqchip/atmel-aic: Fix wrong bit operation for IRQ priority
+ staging/speakup: Use tty_ldisc_ref() for paste kworker
+ n_tty: Fix unsafe reference to "other" ldisc
+ tty: Fix unsafe ldisc reference via ioctl(TIOCGETD)
+ SCSI: fix crashes in sd and sr runtime PM
+ powerpc/eeh: Fix PE location code
+ x86/mm: Fix types used in pgprot cacheability flags translations
+ arm64: mm: avoid calling apply_to_page_range on empty range
+ arm64: errata: Add -mpc-relative-literal-loads to build flags
+ ALSA: bebob: Use a signed return type for get_formation_index
+ ALSA: usb-audio: Fix TEAC UD-501/UD-503/NT-503 usb delay
+ ALSA: compress: Disable GET_CODEC_CAPS ioctl for some architectures
+ USB: option: fix Cinterion AHxx enumeration
+ arm64: kernel: fix architected PMU registers unconditional access
+ USB: serial: ftdi_sio: add support for Yaesu SCU-18 cable
+ ALSA: seq: Degrade the error message for too many opens
+ ALSA: seq: Fix incorrect sanity check at snd_seq_oss_synth_cleanup()
+ USB: serial: option: Adding support for Telit LE922
+ USB: serial: visor: fix crash on detecting device without write_urbs
+ USB: visor: fix null-deref at probe
+ USB: cp210x: add ID for IAI USB to RS485 adaptor
+ usb: hub: do not clear BOS field during reset device
+ cdc-acm:exclude Samsung phone 04e8:685d
+ usb: cdc-acm: send zero packet for intel 7260 modem
+ usb: cdc-acm: handle unlinked urb in acm read callback
+ ACPI / PCI / hotplug: unlock in error path in acpiphp_enable_slot()
+ ACPI: Revert "ACPI / video: Add Dell Inspiron 5737 to the blacklist"
+ x86/irq: Call chip->irq_set_affinity in proper context
+ KVM: PPC: Fix ONE_REG AltiVec support
+ KVM: PPC: Fix emulation of H_SET_DABR/X on POWER8
+ iio: adis_buffer: Fix out-of-bounds memory access

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Title:
  Vivid update to v3.19.8-ckt15 stable release

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in linux source package in Vivid:
  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 a mainline/stable Linux tree or
         a minimally backported form of that patch. The v3.19.8-ckt15 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 from the v3.19.8-ckt15 stable release
  shall be applied:

  Linux 3.19.8-ckt15
  ASN.1: Fix non-match detection failure on data overrun
  [media] usbvision: fix crash on detecting device with invalid configuration
  [media] usbvision: fix leak of usb_dev on failure paths in usbvision_probe()
  [media] usbvision fix overflow of interfaces array
  powerpc/perf: Remove PPMU_HAS_SSLOT flag for Power8
  perf hists: Fix HISTC_MEM_DCACHELINE width setting
  perf annotate browser: Fix behaviour of Shift-Tab with nothing focussed
  serial: 8250_pci: Add Intel Broadwell ports
  x86/mm/pat: Avoid truncation when converting cpa->numpages to address
  Staging: speakup: Fix getting port information
  drm/vmwgfx: respect 'nomodeset'
  ALSA: dummy: Disable switching timer backend via sysfs
  seccomp: always propagate NO_NEW_PRIVS on tsync
  irqchip/atmel-aic: Fix wrong bit operation for IRQ priority
  staging/speakup: Use tty_ldisc_ref() for paste kworker
  n_tty: Fix unsafe reference to "other" ldisc
  tty: Fix unsafe ldisc reference via ioctl(TIOCGETD)
  SCSI: fix crashes in sd and sr runtime PM
  powerpc/eeh: Fix PE location code
  x86/mm: Fix types used in pgprot cacheability flags translations
  arm64: mm: avoid calling apply_to_page_range on empty range
  arm64: errata: Add -mpc-relative-literal-loads to build flags
  ALSA: bebob: Use a signed return type for get_formation_index
  ALSA: usb-audio: Fix TEAC UD-501/UD-503/NT-503 usb delay
  ALSA: compress: Disable GET_CODEC_CAPS ioctl for some architectures
  USB: option: fix Cinterion AHxx enumeration
  arm64: kernel: fix architected PMU registers unconditional access
  USB: serial: ftdi_sio: add support for Yaesu SCU-18 cable
  ALSA: seq: Degrade the error message for too many opens
  ALSA: seq: Fix incorrect sanity check at snd_seq_oss_synth_cleanup()
  USB: serial: option: Adding support for Telit LE922
  USB: serial: visor: fix crash on detecting device without write_urbs
  USB: visor: fix null-deref at probe
  USB: cp210x: add ID for IAI USB to RS485 adaptor
  usb: hub: do not clear BOS field during reset device
  cdc-acm:exclude Samsung phone 04e8:685d
  usb: cdc-acm: send zero packet for intel 7260 modem
  usb: cdc-acm: handle unlinked urb in acm read callback
  ACPI / PCI / hotplug: unlock in error path in acpiphp_enable_slot()
  ACPI: Revert "ACPI / video: Add Dell Inspiron 5737 to the blacklist"
  x86/irq: Call chip->irq_set_affinity in proper context
  KVM: PPC: Fix ONE_REG AltiVec support
  KVM: PPC: Fix emulation of H_SET_DABR/X on POWER8
  iio: adis_buffer: Fix out-of-bounds memory access

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