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[Joseph Salisbury <joseph.salisbury@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Quantal)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** 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 v3.5.7.31 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 v3.5.7.31 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 v3.5.7.31 stable release:
+        The following patches are in the v3.5.7.31 stable release:
+ Linux 3.5.7.31
+ block: add cond_resched() to potentially long running ioctl discard loop
+ s390: fix kernel crash due to linkage stack instructions
+ dm sysfs: fix a module unload race
+ EDAC: Correct workqueue setup path
+ IB/qib: Add missing serdes init sequence
+ lockd: send correct lock when granting a delayed lock.
+ md/raid5: Fix CPU hotplug callback registration
+ usb: option: blacklist ZTE MF667 net interface
+ ring-buffer: Fix first commit on sub-buffer having non-zero delta
+ genirq: Add missing irq_to_desc export for CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ=n
+ fs/file.c:fdtable: avoid triggering OOMs from alloc_fdmem
+ iio: ak8975: Fix calculation formula for convert micro tesla to gauss unit
+ Modpost: fixed USB alias generation for ranges including 0x9 and 0xA
+ xen-blkfront: handle backend CLOSED without CLOSING
+ staging: comedi: adv_pci1710: fix analog output readback value
+ tty: n_gsm: Fix for modems with brk in modem status control
+ raw: test against runtime value of max_raw_minors
+ VME: Correct read/write alignment algorithm
+ time: Fix overflow when HZ is smaller than 60
+ mac80211: fix fragmentation code, particularly for encryption
+ USB: ftdi_sio: add Tagsys RFID Reader IDs
+ usb-storage: enable multi-LUN scanning when needed
+ usb-storage: add unusual-devs entry for BlackBerry 9000
+ usb-storage: restrict bcdDevice range for Super Top in Cypress ATACB
+ usb: ftdi_sio: add Mindstorms EV3 console adapter
+ spi: nuc900: Set SPI_LSB_FIRST for master->mode_bits if hw->pdata->lsb is true
+ ath9k: Do not support PowerSave by default
+ ath9k_htc: Do not support PowerSave by default
+ s390/dump: Fix dump memory detection
+ power: max17040: Fix NULL pointer dereference when there is no platform_data
+ KVM: return an error code in kvm_vm_ioctl_register_coalesced_mmio()
+ xhci: Fix resume issues on Renesas chips in Samsung laptops
+ staging:iio:ad799x fix error_free_irq which was freeing an irq that may not have been requested
+ printk: Fix scheduling-while-atomic problem in console_cpu_notify()
+ ftrace: Have function graph only trace based on global_ops filters
+ ftrace: Fix synchronization location disabling and freeing ftrace_ops
+ ftrace: Synchronize setting function_trace_op with ftrace_trace_function
+ ahci: add an observed PCI ID for Marvell 88se9172 SATA controller
+ ahci: Use PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL_EXT for 0x1b4b
+ timekeeping: fix 32-bit overflow in get_monotonic_boottime
+ timekeeping: Avoid possible deadlock from clock_was_set_delayed
+ rtc-cmos: Add an alarm disable quirk
+ sched/rt: Avoid updating RT entry timeout twice within one tick period
+ sched: Unthrottle rt runqueues in __disable_runtime()
+ sched,rt: fix isolated CPUs leaving root_task_group indefinitely throttled
+ mm: __set_page_dirty uses spin_lock_irqsave instead of spin_lock_irq
+ mm: __set_page_dirty_nobuffers() uses spin_lock_irqsave() instead of spin_lock_irq()
+ mm/swap: fix race on swap_info reuse between swapoff and swapon
+ x86, hweight: Fix BUG when booting with CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y
+ SELinux:  Fix kernel BUG on empty security contexts.
+ ALSA: hda - Improve loopback path lookups for AD1983
+ drm/mgag200: fix typo causing bw limits to be ignored on some chips
+ [media] mxl111sf: Fix compile when CONFIG_DVB_USB_MXL111SF is unset
+ [media] mxl111sf: Fix unintentional garbage stack read
+ ALSA: usb-audio: Add missing kconfig dependecy
+ crypto: s390 - fix des and des3_ede ctr concurrency issue
+ crypto: s390 - fix des and des3_ede cbc concurrency issue
+ crypto: s390 - fix concurrency issue in aes-ctr mode
+ PCI: Enable ARI if dev and upstream bridge support it; disable otherwise

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Title:
  Quantal update to v3.5.7.31 stable release

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Quantal:
  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 v3.5.7.31 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 v3.5.7.31 stable release:
  Linux 3.5.7.31
  block: add cond_resched() to potentially long running ioctl discard loop
  s390: fix kernel crash due to linkage stack instructions
  dm sysfs: fix a module unload race
  EDAC: Correct workqueue setup path
  IB/qib: Add missing serdes init sequence
  lockd: send correct lock when granting a delayed lock.
  md/raid5: Fix CPU hotplug callback registration
  usb: option: blacklist ZTE MF667 net interface
  ring-buffer: Fix first commit on sub-buffer having non-zero delta
  genirq: Add missing irq_to_desc export for CONFIG_SPARSE_IRQ=n
  fs/file.c:fdtable: avoid triggering OOMs from alloc_fdmem
  iio: ak8975: Fix calculation formula for convert micro tesla to gauss unit
  Modpost: fixed USB alias generation for ranges including 0x9 and 0xA
  xen-blkfront: handle backend CLOSED without CLOSING
  staging: comedi: adv_pci1710: fix analog output readback value
  tty: n_gsm: Fix for modems with brk in modem status control
  raw: test against runtime value of max_raw_minors
  VME: Correct read/write alignment algorithm
  time: Fix overflow when HZ is smaller than 60
  mac80211: fix fragmentation code, particularly for encryption
  USB: ftdi_sio: add Tagsys RFID Reader IDs
  usb-storage: enable multi-LUN scanning when needed
  usb-storage: add unusual-devs entry for BlackBerry 9000
  usb-storage: restrict bcdDevice range for Super Top in Cypress ATACB
  usb: ftdi_sio: add Mindstorms EV3 console adapter
  spi: nuc900: Set SPI_LSB_FIRST for master->mode_bits if hw->pdata->lsb is true
  ath9k: Do not support PowerSave by default
  ath9k_htc: Do not support PowerSave by default
  s390/dump: Fix dump memory detection
  power: max17040: Fix NULL pointer dereference when there is no platform_data
  KVM: return an error code in kvm_vm_ioctl_register_coalesced_mmio()
  xhci: Fix resume issues on Renesas chips in Samsung laptops
  staging:iio:ad799x fix error_free_irq which was freeing an irq that may not have been requested
  printk: Fix scheduling-while-atomic problem in console_cpu_notify()
  ftrace: Have function graph only trace based on global_ops filters
  ftrace: Fix synchronization location disabling and freeing ftrace_ops
  ftrace: Synchronize setting function_trace_op with ftrace_trace_function
  ahci: add an observed PCI ID for Marvell 88se9172 SATA controller
  ahci: Use PCI_VENDOR_ID_MARVELL_EXT for 0x1b4b
  timekeeping: fix 32-bit overflow in get_monotonic_boottime
  timekeeping: Avoid possible deadlock from clock_was_set_delayed
  rtc-cmos: Add an alarm disable quirk
  sched/rt: Avoid updating RT entry timeout twice within one tick period
  sched: Unthrottle rt runqueues in __disable_runtime()
  sched,rt: fix isolated CPUs leaving root_task_group indefinitely throttled
  mm: __set_page_dirty uses spin_lock_irqsave instead of spin_lock_irq
  mm: __set_page_dirty_nobuffers() uses spin_lock_irqsave() instead of spin_lock_irq()
  mm/swap: fix race on swap_info reuse between swapoff and swapon
  x86, hweight: Fix BUG when booting with CONFIG_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL=y
  SELinux:  Fix kernel BUG on empty security contexts.
  ALSA: hda - Improve loopback path lookups for AD1983
  drm/mgag200: fix typo causing bw limits to be ignored on some chips
  [media] mxl111sf: Fix compile when CONFIG_DVB_USB_MXL111SF is unset
  [media] mxl111sf: Fix unintentional garbage stack read
  ALSA: usb-audio: Add missing kconfig dependecy
  crypto: s390 - fix des and des3_ede ctr concurrency issue
  crypto: s390 - fix des and des3_ede cbc concurrency issue
  crypto: s390 - fix concurrency issue in aes-ctr mode
  PCI: Enable ARI if dev and upstream bridge support it; disable otherwise

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