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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-ckt18 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-ckt18 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-ckt18 stable release shall
+ be applied:
  
-        The following patches from the v3.19.8-ckt18 stable release shall
- be applied:
+ Linux 3.19.8-ckt18
+ x86/iopl/64: Properly context-switch IOPL on Xen PV
+ rtc: max77686: Properly handle regmap_irq_get_virq() error code
+ [media] v4l: vsp1: Set the SRU CTRL0 register when starting the stream
+ perf stat: Document --detailed option
+ drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot: AD5274 fix RDAC read back errors
+ net: bcmgenet: fix dma api length mismatch
+ clk: versatile: sp810: support reentrance
+ ppp: ensure file->private_data can't be overridden
+ regulator: s5m8767: fix get_register() error handling
+ paride: make 'verbose' parameter an 'int' again
+ perf pmu: Fix misleadingly indented assignment (whitespace)
+ rtc: hym8563: fix invalid year calculation
+ mac80211: fix unnecessary frame drops in mesh fwding
+ kbuild/mkspec: fix grub2 installkernel issue
+ [media] coda: fix error path in case of missing pdata on non-DT platform
+ mlx4: add missing braces in verify_qp_parameters
+ ASoC: s3c24xx: use const snd_soc_component_driver pointer
+ spi/rockchip: Make sure spi clk is on in rockchip_spi_set_cs
+ ipip: Properly mark ipip GRO packets as encapsulated.
+ lpfc: fix misleading indentation
+ ipv4: fix broadcast packets reception
+ sunrpc/cache: drop reference when sunrpc_cache_pipe_upcall() detects a race
+ rtc: vr41xx: Wire up alarm_irq_enable
+ efi: Expose non-blocking set_variable() wrapper to efivars
+ ARM: OMAP3: Add cpuidle parameters table for omap3430
+ mtd: map: fix .set_vpp() documentation
+ ARM: davinci: make I2C support optional
+ perf tools: handle spaces in file names obtained from /proc/pid/maps
+ ath9k: fix buffer overrun for ar9287
+ drm/i915: Cleanup phys status page too
+ ipvs: correct initial offset of Call-ID header search in SIP persistence engine
+ clk: qcom: msm8960: fix ce3_core clk enable register
+ fbdev: da8xx-fb: fix videomodes of lcd panels
+ ASoC: ssm4567: Reset device before regcache_sync()
+ net/mlx5: Make command timeout way shorter
+ HID: logitech: fix Dual Action gamepad support
+ misc/bmp085: Enable building as a module
+ megaraid_sas: add missing curly braces in ioctl handler
+ ethernet: micrel: fix some error codes
+ sctp: fix the transports round robin issue when init is retransmitted
+ ath9k: fix misleading indentation
+ net: Fix use after free in the recvmmsg exit path
+ clk: rockchip: free memory in error cases when registering clock branches
+ mdio-sun4i: oops in error handling in probe
+ ppp: take reference on channels netns
+ xen kconfig: don't "select INPUT_XEN_KBDDEV_FRONTEND"
+ clk: qcom: msm8960: Fix ce3_src register offset
+ clk: xgene: Add missing parenthesis when clearing divider value
+ mm/page_alloc: prevent merging between isolated and other pageblocks
+ ocfs2/dlm: fix BUG in dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list
+ ocfs2/dlm: fix race between convert and recovery
+ MAINTAINERS: Update mailing list and web page for hwmon subsystem
+ ideapad-laptop: Add ideapad Y700 (15) to the no_hw_rfkill DMI list
+ staging: comedi: ni_mio_common: fix the ni_write[blw]() functions
+ rapidio/rionet: fix deadlock on SMP
+ fs/coredump: prevent fsuid=0 dumps into user-controlled directories
+ tracing: Fix trace_printk() to print when not using bprintk()
+ KVM: fix spin_lock_init order on x86
+ KVM: VMX: avoid guest hang on invalid invept instruction
+ target: Fix target_release_cmd_kref shutdown comp leak
+ bitops: Do not default to __clear_bit() for __clear_bit_unlock()
+ splice: handle zero nr_pages in splice_to_pipe()
+ tracing: Fix crash from reading trace_pipe with sendfile
+ tracing: Have preempt(irqs)off trace preempt disabled functions
+ USB: uas: Reduce can_queue to MAX_CMNDS
+ USB: usb_driver_claim_interface: add sanity checking
+ x86/apic: Fix suspicious RCU usage in smp_trace_call_function_interrupt()
+ Input: ims-pcu - sanity check against missing interfaces
+ mmc: sdhci: Fix override of timeout clk wrt max_busy_timeout
+ x86/iopl: Fix iopl capability check on Xen PV
+ vfs: show_vfsstat: do not ignore errors from show_devname method
+ nfsd: fix deadlock secinfo+readdir compound
+ mmc: mmc_spi: Add Card Detect comments and fix CD GPIO case
+ ALSA: hda - Fix unconditional GPIO toggle via automute
+ HID: i2c-hid: fix OOB write in i2c_hid_set_or_send_report()
+ net: mvneta: enable change MAC address when interface is up
+ md: multipath: don't hardcopy bio in .make_request path
+ s390/pci: enforce fmb page boundary rule
+ ALSA: intel8x0: Add clock quirk entry for AD1981B on IBM ThinkPad X41.
+ bus: imx-weim: Take the 'status' property value into account
+ xtensa: clear all DBREAKC registers on start
+ xtensa: fix preemption in {clear,copy}_user_highpage
+ xtensa: ISS: don't hang if stdin EOF is reached
+ iser-target: Separate flows for np listeners and connections cma events
+ iser-target: Add new state ISER_CONN_BOUND to isert_conn
+ iser-target: Fix identification of login rx descriptor type
+ dm thin metadata: don't issue prefetches if a transaction abort has failed
+ ALSA: pcm: Avoid "BUG:" string for warnings again
+ Bluetooth: btusb: Add a new AR3012 ID 13d3:3472
+ EDAC/sb_edac: Fix computation of channel address
+ jbd2: fix FS corruption possibility in jbd2_journal_destroy() on umount path
+ sg: fix dxferp in from_to case
+ drm/radeon: Don't drop DP 2.7 Ghz link setup on some cards.
+ be2iscsi: set the boot_kset pointer to NULL in case of failure
+ bcache: fix cache_set_flush() NULL pointer dereference on OOM
+ bcache: cleaned up error handling around register_cache()
+ bcache: fix race of writeback thread starting before complete initialization
+ sched/cputime: Fix steal_account_process_tick() to always return jiffies
+ perf/x86/intel: Use PAGE_SIZE for PEBS buffer size on Core2
+ perf/core: Fix perf_sched_count derailment
+ pinctrl-bcm2835: Fix cut-and-paste error in "pull" parsing
+ rt2x00: add new rt2800usb device Buffalo WLI-UC-G450
+ sched/cputime: Fix steal time accounting vs. CPU hotplug
+ KVM: i8254: change PIT discard tick policy
+ usb: hub: fix a typo in hub_port_init() leading to wrong logic
+ of: alloc anywhere from memblock if range not specified
+ mtip32xx: Handle FTL rebuild failure state during device initialization
+ mtip32xx: Handle safe removal during IO
+ mtip32xx: Avoid issuing standby immediate cmd during FTL rebuild
+ mtip32xx: Print exact time when an internal command is interrupted
+ mtip32xx: Remove unwanted code from taskfile error handler
+ mtip32xx: Fix broken service thread handling
+ quota: Fix possible GPF due to uninitialised pointers
+ xfs: fix two memory leaks in xfs_attr_list.c error paths
+ nfsd4: fix bad bounds checking
+ watchdog: rc32434_wdt: fix ioctl error handling
+ [media] bttv: Width must be a multiple of 16 when capturing planar formats
+ IB/srpt: Simplify srpt_handle_tsk_mgmt()
+ mmc: sdhci: fix data timeout (part 2)
+ mmc: sdhci: fix data timeout (part 1)
+ Bluetooth: btusb: Add a new AR3012 ID 04ca:3014
+ crypto: ccp - memset request context to zero during import
+ md/raid5: Compare apples to apples (or sectors to sectors)
+ mtd: onenand: fix deadlock in onenand_block_markbad
+ aic7xxx: Fix queue depth handling
+ aacraid: Fix memory leak in aac_fib_map_free
+ Bluetooth: Add new AR3012 ID 0489:e095
+ Bluetooth: btusb: Add new AR3012 ID 13d3:3395
+ perf tools: Dont stop PMU parsing on alias parse error
+ [media] saa7134: Fix bytesperline not being set correctly for planar formats
+ [media] adv7511: TX_EDID_PRESENT is still 1 after a disconnect
+ scripts/coccinelle: modernize &
+ HID: fix hid_ignore_special_drivers module parameter
+ usb: retry reset if a device times out
+ ARM: dts: armada-375: use armada-370-sata for SATA
+ tools/hv: Use include/uapi with __EXPORTED_HEADERS__
+ staging: comedi: ni_tiocmd: change mistaken use of start_src for start_arg
+ net: irda: Fix use-after-free in irtty_open()
+ 8250: use callbacks to access UART_DLL/UART_DLM
+ crypto: ccp - Don't assume export/import areas are aligned
+ crypto: ccp - Limit the amount of information exported
+ [media] pwc: Add USB id for Philips Spc880nc webcam
+ [media] media: v4l2-compat-ioctl32: fix missing length copy in put_v4l2_buffer32
+ tty: Fix GPF in flush_to_ldisc(), part 2
+ crypto: ccp - Add hash state import and export support
+ EDAC, amd64_edac: Shift wrapping issue in f1x_get_norm_dct_addr()
+ cpu: Provide smpboot_thread_init() on !CONFIG_SMP kernels as well
+ cpu: Defer smpboot kthread unparking until CPU known to scheduler
+ USB: cdc-acm: more sanity checking
+ Input: ati_remote2 - fix crashes on detecting device with invalid descriptor
+ include/linux/poison.h: fix LIST_POISON{1,2} offset
+ ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity checks for endpoint accesses
+ ALSA: usb-audio: Fix NULL dereference in create_fixed_stream_quirk()
+ USB: iowarrior: fix oops with malicious USB descriptors
+ Input: powermate - fix oops with malicious USB descriptors
+ ipv4: Don't do expensive useless work during inetdev destroy.
+ crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in skcipher_check_key
+ crypto: algif_hash - Fix race condition in hash_check_key
+ crypto: algif_skcipher - Remove custom release parent function
+ crypto: algif_hash - Remove custom release parent function
+ crypto: algif_skcipher - Add key check exception for cipher_null
+ crypto: skcipher - Add crypto_skcipher_has_setkey
+ crypto: algif_hash - Require setkey before accept(2)
+ crypto: algif_skcipher - Add nokey compatibility path
+ crypto: algif_skcipher - Require setkey before accept(2)

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Title:
  Vivid update to v3.19.8-ckt18 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-ckt18 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-ckt18 stable release
  shall be applied:

  Linux 3.19.8-ckt18
  x86/iopl/64: Properly context-switch IOPL on Xen PV
  rtc: max77686: Properly handle regmap_irq_get_virq() error code
  [media] v4l: vsp1: Set the SRU CTRL0 register when starting the stream
  perf stat: Document --detailed option
  drivers/misc/ad525x_dpot: AD5274 fix RDAC read back errors
  net: bcmgenet: fix dma api length mismatch
  clk: versatile: sp810: support reentrance
  ppp: ensure file->private_data can't be overridden
  regulator: s5m8767: fix get_register() error handling
  paride: make 'verbose' parameter an 'int' again
  perf pmu: Fix misleadingly indented assignment (whitespace)
  rtc: hym8563: fix invalid year calculation
  mac80211: fix unnecessary frame drops in mesh fwding
  kbuild/mkspec: fix grub2 installkernel issue
  [media] coda: fix error path in case of missing pdata on non-DT platform
  mlx4: add missing braces in verify_qp_parameters
  ASoC: s3c24xx: use const snd_soc_component_driver pointer
  spi/rockchip: Make sure spi clk is on in rockchip_spi_set_cs
  ipip: Properly mark ipip GRO packets as encapsulated.
  lpfc: fix misleading indentation
  ipv4: fix broadcast packets reception
  sunrpc/cache: drop reference when sunrpc_cache_pipe_upcall() detects a race
  rtc: vr41xx: Wire up alarm_irq_enable
  efi: Expose non-blocking set_variable() wrapper to efivars
  ARM: OMAP3: Add cpuidle parameters table for omap3430
  mtd: map: fix .set_vpp() documentation
  ARM: davinci: make I2C support optional
  perf tools: handle spaces in file names obtained from /proc/pid/maps
  ath9k: fix buffer overrun for ar9287
  drm/i915: Cleanup phys status page too
  ipvs: correct initial offset of Call-ID header search in SIP persistence engine
  clk: qcom: msm8960: fix ce3_core clk enable register
  fbdev: da8xx-fb: fix videomodes of lcd panels
  ASoC: ssm4567: Reset device before regcache_sync()
  net/mlx5: Make command timeout way shorter
  HID: logitech: fix Dual Action gamepad support
  misc/bmp085: Enable building as a module
  megaraid_sas: add missing curly braces in ioctl handler
  ethernet: micrel: fix some error codes
  sctp: fix the transports round robin issue when init is retransmitted
  ath9k: fix misleading indentation
  net: Fix use after free in the recvmmsg exit path
  clk: rockchip: free memory in error cases when registering clock branches
  mdio-sun4i: oops in error handling in probe
  ppp: take reference on channels netns
  xen kconfig: don't "select INPUT_XEN_KBDDEV_FRONTEND"
  clk: qcom: msm8960: Fix ce3_src register offset
  clk: xgene: Add missing parenthesis when clearing divider value
  mm/page_alloc: prevent merging between isolated and other pageblocks
  ocfs2/dlm: fix BUG in dlm_move_lockres_to_recovery_list
  ocfs2/dlm: fix race between convert and recovery
  MAINTAINERS: Update mailing list and web page for hwmon subsystem
  ideapad-laptop: Add ideapad Y700 (15) to the no_hw_rfkill DMI list
  staging: comedi: ni_mio_common: fix the ni_write[blw]() functions
  rapidio/rionet: fix deadlock on SMP
  fs/coredump: prevent fsuid=0 dumps into user-controlled directories
  tracing: Fix trace_printk() to print when not using bprintk()
  KVM: fix spin_lock_init order on x86
  KVM: VMX: avoid guest hang on invalid invept instruction
  target: Fix target_release_cmd_kref shutdown comp leak
  bitops: Do not default to __clear_bit() for __clear_bit_unlock()
  splice: handle zero nr_pages in splice_to_pipe()
  tracing: Fix crash from reading trace_pipe with sendfile
  tracing: Have preempt(irqs)off trace preempt disabled functions
  USB: uas: Reduce can_queue to MAX_CMNDS
  USB: usb_driver_claim_interface: add sanity checking
  x86/apic: Fix suspicious RCU usage in smp_trace_call_function_interrupt()
  Input: ims-pcu - sanity check against missing interfaces
  mmc: sdhci: Fix override of timeout clk wrt max_busy_timeout
  x86/iopl: Fix iopl capability check on Xen PV
  vfs: show_vfsstat: do not ignore errors from show_devname method
  nfsd: fix deadlock secinfo+readdir compound
  mmc: mmc_spi: Add Card Detect comments and fix CD GPIO case
  ALSA: hda - Fix unconditional GPIO toggle via automute
  HID: i2c-hid: fix OOB write in i2c_hid_set_or_send_report()
  net: mvneta: enable change MAC address when interface is up
  md: multipath: don't hardcopy bio in .make_request path
  s390/pci: enforce fmb page boundary rule
  ALSA: intel8x0: Add clock quirk entry for AD1981B on IBM ThinkPad X41.
  bus: imx-weim: Take the 'status' property value into account
  xtensa: clear all DBREAKC registers on start
  xtensa: fix preemption in {clear,copy}_user_highpage
  xtensa: ISS: don't hang if stdin EOF is reached
  iser-target: Separate flows for np listeners and connections cma events
  iser-target: Add new state ISER_CONN_BOUND to isert_conn
  iser-target: Fix identification of login rx descriptor type
  dm thin metadata: don't issue prefetches if a transaction abort has failed
  ALSA: pcm: Avoid "BUG:" string for warnings again
  Bluetooth: btusb: Add a new AR3012 ID 13d3:3472
  EDAC/sb_edac: Fix computation of channel address
  jbd2: fix FS corruption possibility in jbd2_journal_destroy() on umount path
  sg: fix dxferp in from_to case
  drm/radeon: Don't drop DP 2.7 Ghz link setup on some cards.
  be2iscsi: set the boot_kset pointer to NULL in case of failure
  bcache: fix cache_set_flush() NULL pointer dereference on OOM
  bcache: cleaned up error handling around register_cache()
  bcache: fix race of writeback thread starting before complete initialization
  sched/cputime: Fix steal_account_process_tick() to always return jiffies
  perf/x86/intel: Use PAGE_SIZE for PEBS buffer size on Core2
  perf/core: Fix perf_sched_count derailment
  pinctrl-bcm2835: Fix cut-and-paste error in "pull" parsing
  rt2x00: add new rt2800usb device Buffalo WLI-UC-G450
  sched/cputime: Fix steal time accounting vs. CPU hotplug
  KVM: i8254: change PIT discard tick policy
  usb: hub: fix a typo in hub_port_init() leading to wrong logic
  of: alloc anywhere from memblock if range not specified
  mtip32xx: Handle FTL rebuild failure state during device initialization
  mtip32xx: Handle safe removal during IO
  mtip32xx: Avoid issuing standby immediate cmd during FTL rebuild
  mtip32xx: Print exact time when an internal command is interrupted
  mtip32xx: Remove unwanted code from taskfile error handler
  mtip32xx: Fix broken service thread handling
  quota: Fix possible GPF due to uninitialised pointers
  xfs: fix two memory leaks in xfs_attr_list.c error paths
  nfsd4: fix bad bounds checking
  watchdog: rc32434_wdt: fix ioctl error handling
  [media] bttv: Width must be a multiple of 16 when capturing planar formats
  IB/srpt: Simplify srpt_handle_tsk_mgmt()
  mmc: sdhci: fix data timeout (part 2)
  mmc: sdhci: fix data timeout (part 1)
  Bluetooth: btusb: Add a new AR3012 ID 04ca:3014
  crypto: ccp - memset request context to zero during import
  md/raid5: Compare apples to apples (or sectors to sectors)
  mtd: onenand: fix deadlock in onenand_block_markbad
  aic7xxx: Fix queue depth handling
  aacraid: Fix memory leak in aac_fib_map_free
  Bluetooth: Add new AR3012 ID 0489:e095
  Bluetooth: btusb: Add new AR3012 ID 13d3:3395
  perf tools: Dont stop PMU parsing on alias parse error
  [media] saa7134: Fix bytesperline not being set correctly for planar formats
  [media] adv7511: TX_EDID_PRESENT is still 1 after a disconnect
  scripts/coccinelle: modernize &
  HID: fix hid_ignore_special_drivers module parameter
  usb: retry reset if a device times out
  ARM: dts: armada-375: use armada-370-sata for SATA
  tools/hv: Use include/uapi with __EXPORTED_HEADERS__
  staging: comedi: ni_tiocmd: change mistaken use of start_src for start_arg
  net: irda: Fix use-after-free in irtty_open()
  8250: use callbacks to access UART_DLL/UART_DLM
  crypto: ccp - Don't assume export/import areas are aligned
  crypto: ccp - Limit the amount of information exported
  [media] pwc: Add USB id for Philips Spc880nc webcam
  [media] media: v4l2-compat-ioctl32: fix missing length copy in put_v4l2_buffer32
  tty: Fix GPF in flush_to_ldisc(), part 2
  crypto: ccp - Add hash state import and export support
  EDAC, amd64_edac: Shift wrapping issue in f1x_get_norm_dct_addr()
  cpu: Provide smpboot_thread_init() on !CONFIG_SMP kernels as well
  cpu: Defer smpboot kthread unparking until CPU known to scheduler
  USB: cdc-acm: more sanity checking
  Input: ati_remote2 - fix crashes on detecting device with invalid descriptor
  include/linux/poison.h: fix LIST_POISON{1,2} offset
  ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity checks for endpoint accesses
  ALSA: usb-audio: Fix NULL dereference in create_fixed_stream_quirk()
  USB: iowarrior: fix oops with malicious USB descriptors
  Input: powermate - fix oops with malicious USB descriptors
  ipv4: Don't do expensive useless work during inetdev destroy.
  crypto: algif_skcipher - Fix race condition in skcipher_check_key
  crypto: algif_hash - Fix race condition in hash_check_key
  crypto: algif_skcipher - Remove custom release parent function
  crypto: algif_hash - Remove custom release parent function
  crypto: algif_skcipher - Add key check exception for cipher_null
  crypto: skcipher - Add crypto_skcipher_has_setkey
  crypto: algif_hash - Require setkey before accept(2)
  crypto: algif_skcipher - Add nokey compatibility path
  crypto: algif_skcipher - Require setkey before accept(2)

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