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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 3.11.10.12 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 3.11.10.12 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 3.11.10.12 stable release:
  
-        The following patches are in the 3.11.10.12 stable release:
+ Linux 3.11.10.12
+ [SCSI] megaraid: Use resource_size_t for PCI resources, not long
+ auditsc: audit_krule mask accesses need bounds checking
+ fs,userns: Change inode_capable to capable_wrt_inode_uidgid
+ hwmon: (ntc_thermistor) Fix OF device ID mapping
+ hwmon: (ntc_thermistor) Fix dependencies
+ perf: Fix race in removing an event
+ MIPS: asm: thread_info: Add _TIF_SECCOMP flag
+ mm: compaction: detect when scanners meet in isolate_freepages
+ mm: compaction: reset cached scanner pfn's before reading them
+ target: Allow READ_CAPACITY opcode in ALUA Standby access state
+ iser-target: Fix multi network portal shutdown regression
+ Target/iscsi,iser: Avoid accepting transport connections during stop stage
+ skbuff: skb_segment: orphan frags before copying
+ dma: mv_xor: Flush descriptors before activating a channel
+ mm/page-writeback.c: fix divide by zero in pos_ratio_polynom
+ KVM: async_pf: mm->mm_users can not pin apf->mm
+ kvm: remove .done from struct kvm_async_pf
+ kvm: free resources after canceling async_pf
+ staging: comedi: ni_daq_700: add mux settling delay
+ usb: cdc-wdm: export cdc-wdm uapi header
+ mm: rmap: fix use-after-free in __put_anon_vma
+ target: Fix alua_access_state attribute OOPs for un-configured devices
+ percpu-refcount: fix usage of this_cpu_ops
+ iscsi-target: Fix wrong buffer / buffer overrun in iscsi_change_param_value()
+ iser-target: Add missing target_put_sess_cmd for ImmedateData failure
+ ALSA: hda/realtek - Fix COEF widget NID for ALC260 replacer fixup
+ ALSA: hda/realtek - Correction of fixup codes for PB V7900 laptop
+ ALSA: hda/analog - Fix silent output on ASUS A8JN
+ md: always set MD_RECOVERY_INTR when interrupting a reshape thread.
+ xhci: delete endpoints from bandwidth list before freeing whole device
+ md: always set MD_RECOVERY_INTR when aborting a reshape or other "resync".
+ USB: cdc-wdm: properly include types.h
+ USB: serial: option: add support for Novatel E371 PCIe card
+ USB: ftdi_sio: add NovaTech OrionLXm product ID
+ USB: io_ti: fix firmware download on big-endian machines (part 2)
+ can: only rename enabled led triggers when changing the netdev name
+ USB: Avoid runtime suspend loops for HCDs that can't handle suspend/resume
+ Staging: speakup: Move pasting into a work item
+ crypto: s390 - fix aes,des ctr mode concurrency finding.
+ i2c: designware: Mask all interrupts during i2c controller enable
+ genirq: Provide irq_force_affinity fallback for non-SMP
+ [SCSI] dual scan thread bug fix
+ [SCSI] fix our current target reap infrastructure
+ clk: vexpress: NULL dereference on error path
+ leds: leds-pwm: properly clean up after probe failure
+ drm/nouveau/pm/fan: drop the fan lock in fan_update() before rescheduling
+ audit: restore order of tty and ses fields in log output
+ drm/radeon: don't allow RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU for command submission
+ rtmutex: Fix deadlock detector for real
+ powerpc, kexec: Fix "Processor X is stuck" issue during kexec from ST mode
+ powerpc: Fix 64 bit builds with binutils 2.24
+ dm cache: always split discards on cache block boundaries
+ drm/i915: Only copy back the modified fields to userspace from execbuffer
+ Input: synaptics - T540p - unify with other LEN0034 models
+ ARM: 8064/1: fix v7-M signal return
+ ARM: 8051/1: put_user: fix possible data corruption in put_user
+ ALSA: hda - Fix onboard audio on Intel H97/Z97 chipsets
+ ARM: imx: fix error handling in ipu device registration
+ cpufreq: cpu0: drop wrong devm usage
+ cpufreq: remove race while accessing cur_policy
+ ARM: OMAP4: Fix the boot regression with CPU_IDLE enabled
+ futex: Prevent attaching to kernel threads
+ futex: Add another early deadlock detection check
+ Input: synaptics - add min/max quirk for the ThinkPad W540
+ ARM: omap5: hwmod_data: Correct IDLEMODE for McPDM
+ dmaengine: dw: went back to plain {request,free}_irq() calls
+ dma: dw: allow shared interrupts
+ ARM: OMAP3: clock: Back-propagate rate change from cam_mclk to dpll4_m5 on all OMAP3 platforms
+ netfilter: ipv4: defrag: set local_df flag on defragmented skb
+ mm/memory-failure.c: fix memory leak by race between poison and unpoison
+ hwpoison, hugetlb: lock_page/unlock_page does not match for handling a free hugepage
+ nfsd4: warn on finding lockowner without stateid's
+ nfsd4: remove lockowner when removing lock stateid
+ can: peak_pci: prevent use after free at netdev removal
+ drm/radeon: avoid segfault on device open when accel is not working.
+ drm/radeon: fix register typo on si
+ drm/radeon: handle non-VGA class pci devices with ATRM
+ drm/radeon: also try GART for CPU accessed buffers
+ drm/gf119-/disp: fix nasty bug which can clobber SOR0's clock setup
+ perf: Prevent false warning in perf_swevent_add
+ perf: Limit perf_event_attr::sample_period to 63 bits
+ net: filter: s390: fix JIT address randomization
+ af_iucv: wrong mapping of sent and confirmed skbs
+ mac80211: fix on-channel remain-on-channel
+ mac80211: fix suspend vs. association race
+ net: cpsw: fix null dereference at probe
+ sched: Use CPUPRI_NR_PRIORITIES instead of MAX_RT_PRIO in cpupri check
+ sched: Sanitize irq accounting madness
+ cfg80211: free sme on connection failures
+ 
+ The following patches from 3.11.10.12 were not applied as they were
+ already present in the Saucy kernel:
+ 
+ futex: Make lookup_pi_state more robust
+ futex: Always cleanup owner tid in unlock_pi
+ futex: Validate atomic acquisition in futex_lock_pi_atomic()
+ futex-prevent-requeue-pi-on-same-futex.patch futex: Forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_requeue(..., requeue_pi=1)

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Title:
  Saucy update to 3.11.10.12 stable release

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Saucy:
  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 3.11.10.12 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 3.11.10.12 stable release:

  Linux 3.11.10.12
  [SCSI] megaraid: Use resource_size_t for PCI resources, not long
  auditsc: audit_krule mask accesses need bounds checking
  fs,userns: Change inode_capable to capable_wrt_inode_uidgid
  hwmon: (ntc_thermistor) Fix OF device ID mapping
  hwmon: (ntc_thermistor) Fix dependencies
  perf: Fix race in removing an event
  MIPS: asm: thread_info: Add _TIF_SECCOMP flag
  mm: compaction: detect when scanners meet in isolate_freepages
  mm: compaction: reset cached scanner pfn's before reading them
  target: Allow READ_CAPACITY opcode in ALUA Standby access state
  iser-target: Fix multi network portal shutdown regression
  Target/iscsi,iser: Avoid accepting transport connections during stop stage
  skbuff: skb_segment: orphan frags before copying
  dma: mv_xor: Flush descriptors before activating a channel
  mm/page-writeback.c: fix divide by zero in pos_ratio_polynom
  KVM: async_pf: mm->mm_users can not pin apf->mm
  kvm: remove .done from struct kvm_async_pf
  kvm: free resources after canceling async_pf
  staging: comedi: ni_daq_700: add mux settling delay
  usb: cdc-wdm: export cdc-wdm uapi header
  mm: rmap: fix use-after-free in __put_anon_vma
  target: Fix alua_access_state attribute OOPs for un-configured devices
  percpu-refcount: fix usage of this_cpu_ops
  iscsi-target: Fix wrong buffer / buffer overrun in iscsi_change_param_value()
  iser-target: Add missing target_put_sess_cmd for ImmedateData failure
  ALSA: hda/realtek - Fix COEF widget NID for ALC260 replacer fixup
  ALSA: hda/realtek - Correction of fixup codes for PB V7900 laptop
  ALSA: hda/analog - Fix silent output on ASUS A8JN
  md: always set MD_RECOVERY_INTR when interrupting a reshape thread.
  xhci: delete endpoints from bandwidth list before freeing whole device
  md: always set MD_RECOVERY_INTR when aborting a reshape or other "resync".
  USB: cdc-wdm: properly include types.h
  USB: serial: option: add support for Novatel E371 PCIe card
  USB: ftdi_sio: add NovaTech OrionLXm product ID
  USB: io_ti: fix firmware download on big-endian machines (part 2)
  can: only rename enabled led triggers when changing the netdev name
  USB: Avoid runtime suspend loops for HCDs that can't handle suspend/resume
  Staging: speakup: Move pasting into a work item
  crypto: s390 - fix aes,des ctr mode concurrency finding.
  i2c: designware: Mask all interrupts during i2c controller enable
  genirq: Provide irq_force_affinity fallback for non-SMP
  [SCSI] dual scan thread bug fix
  [SCSI] fix our current target reap infrastructure
  clk: vexpress: NULL dereference on error path
  leds: leds-pwm: properly clean up after probe failure
  drm/nouveau/pm/fan: drop the fan lock in fan_update() before rescheduling
  audit: restore order of tty and ses fields in log output
  drm/radeon: don't allow RADEON_GEM_DOMAIN_CPU for command submission
  rtmutex: Fix deadlock detector for real
  powerpc, kexec: Fix "Processor X is stuck" issue during kexec from ST mode
  powerpc: Fix 64 bit builds with binutils 2.24
  dm cache: always split discards on cache block boundaries
  drm/i915: Only copy back the modified fields to userspace from execbuffer
  Input: synaptics - T540p - unify with other LEN0034 models
  ARM: 8064/1: fix v7-M signal return
  ARM: 8051/1: put_user: fix possible data corruption in put_user
  ALSA: hda - Fix onboard audio on Intel H97/Z97 chipsets
  ARM: imx: fix error handling in ipu device registration
  cpufreq: cpu0: drop wrong devm usage
  cpufreq: remove race while accessing cur_policy
  ARM: OMAP4: Fix the boot regression with CPU_IDLE enabled
  futex: Prevent attaching to kernel threads
  futex: Add another early deadlock detection check
  Input: synaptics - add min/max quirk for the ThinkPad W540
  ARM: omap5: hwmod_data: Correct IDLEMODE for McPDM
  dmaengine: dw: went back to plain {request,free}_irq() calls
  dma: dw: allow shared interrupts
  ARM: OMAP3: clock: Back-propagate rate change from cam_mclk to dpll4_m5 on all OMAP3 platforms
  netfilter: ipv4: defrag: set local_df flag on defragmented skb
  mm/memory-failure.c: fix memory leak by race between poison and unpoison
  hwpoison, hugetlb: lock_page/unlock_page does not match for handling a free hugepage
  nfsd4: warn on finding lockowner without stateid's
  nfsd4: remove lockowner when removing lock stateid
  can: peak_pci: prevent use after free at netdev removal
  drm/radeon: avoid segfault on device open when accel is not working.
  drm/radeon: fix register typo on si
  drm/radeon: handle non-VGA class pci devices with ATRM
  drm/radeon: also try GART for CPU accessed buffers
  drm/gf119-/disp: fix nasty bug which can clobber SOR0's clock setup
  perf: Prevent false warning in perf_swevent_add
  perf: Limit perf_event_attr::sample_period to 63 bits
  net: filter: s390: fix JIT address randomization
  af_iucv: wrong mapping of sent and confirmed skbs
  mac80211: fix on-channel remain-on-channel
  mac80211: fix suspend vs. association race
  net: cpsw: fix null dereference at probe
  sched: Use CPUPRI_NR_PRIORITIES instead of MAX_RT_PRIO in cpupri check
  sched: Sanitize irq accounting madness
  cfg80211: free sme on connection failures

  The following patches from 3.11.10.12 were not applied as they were
  already present in the Saucy kernel:

  futex: Make lookup_pi_state more robust
  futex: Always cleanup owner tid in unlock_pi
  futex: Validate atomic acquisition in futex_lock_pi_atomic()
  futex-prevent-requeue-pi-on-same-futex.patch futex: Forbid uaddr == uaddr2 in futex_requeue(..., requeue_pi=1)

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