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[Paolo Pisati <1237982@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Patch added: "0001-UBUNTU-Config-VIRTIO_CONSOLE-y.patch"
   https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1237982/+attachment/3871775/+files/0001-UBUNTU-Config-VIRTIO_CONSOLE-y.patch

** Description changed:

  SRU Justification:
  
  Impact: Qemu mach-virt requires VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y as is the only
- available console option there, and having it as =m doesn't lt you see
- the bootup messages until initrd is mounted
+ available console option there, and having it as =m doesn't let you see
+ the boot messages until initrd is mounted
  
  Fix: apply the attached config patch and recompile a kernel with it
  
  Testcase:
  
  try booting a qemu mach-virt instance with and without a patched kernel

** Description changed:

  SRU Justification:
  
  Impact: Qemu mach-virt requires VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y as is the only
  available console option there, and having it as =m doesn't let you see
  the boot messages until initrd is mounted
  
- Fix: apply the attached config patch and recompile a kernel with it
+ Fix: apply the attached config patch and recompile a kernel
  
  Testcase:
  
  try booting a qemu mach-virt instance with and without a patched kernel

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Title:
  VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y on armhf

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  SRU Justification:

  Impact: Qemu mach-virt requires VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y as is the only
  available console option there, and having it as =m doesn't let you
  see the boot messages until initrd is mounted

  Fix: apply the attached config patch and recompile a kernel

  Testcase:

  try booting a qemu mach-virt instance with and without a patched
  kernel

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