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[Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@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 v3.16.6 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 v3.16.6 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 v3.16.6 stable release:
  
-        The following patches are in the v3.16.6 stable release:
+ netlink: reset network header before passing to taps
+ rtnetlink: fix VF info size
+ net: Always untag vlan-tagged traffic on input.
+ myri10ge: check for DMA mapping errors
+ Revert "macvlan: simplify the structure port"
+ tcp: don't use timestamp from repaired skb-s to calculate RTT (v2)
+ sit: Fix ipip6_tunnel_lookup device matching criteria
+ tcp: fix tcp_release_cb() to dispatch via address family for mtu_reduced()
+ tcp: fix ssthresh and undo for consecutive short FRTO episodes
+ net: phy: smsc: move smsc_phy_config_init reset part in a soft_reset function
+ tipc: fix message importance range check
+ packet: handle too big packets for PACKET_V3
+ bnx2x: Revert UNDI flushing mechanism
+ net: ipv6: fib: don't sleep inside atomic lock
+ openvswitch: fix panic with multiple vlan headers
+ vxlan: fix incorrect initializer in union vxlan_addr
+ net: fix checksum features handling in netif_skb_features()
+ ipv6: fix rtnl locking in setsockopt for anycast and multicast
+ l2tp: fix race while getting PMTU on PPP pseudo-wire
+ ipv6: restore the behavior of ipv6_sock_ac_drop()
+ bonding: fix div by zero while enslaving and transmitting
+ net: filter: fix possible use after free
+ bridge: Check if vlan filtering is enabled only once.
+ bridge: Fix br_should_learn to check vlan_enabled
+ net: allow macvlans to move to net namespace
+ macvlan: allow to enqueue broadcast pkt on virtual device
+ tg3: Work around HW/FW limitations with vlan encapsulated frames
+ tg3: Allow for recieve of full-size 8021AD frames
+ xfrm: Generate blackhole routes only from route lookup functions
+ xfrm: Generate queueing routes only from route lookup functions
+ ip_tunnel: Don't allow to add the same tunnel multiple times.
+ macvtap: Fix race between device delete and open.
+ Revert "net/macb: add pinctrl consumer support"
+ net/mlx4_core: Allow not to specify probe_vf in SRIOV IB mode
+ net/mlx4: Correctly configure single ported VFs from the host
+ gro: fix aggregation for skb using frag_list
+ ipv6: remove rt6i_genid
+ hyperv: Fix a bug in netvsc_start_xmit()
+ ip6_gre: fix flowi6_proto value in xmit path
+ net: systemport: fix bcm_sysport_insert_tsb()
+ team: avoid race condition in scheduling delayed work
+ hyperv: Fix a bug in netvsc_send()
+ sctp: handle association restarts when the socket is closed.
+ net_sched: copy exts->type in tcf_exts_change()
+ uas: Add a quirk for rejecting ATA_12 and ATA_16 commands
+ uas: Add no-report-opcodes quirk
+ uas: Add US_FL_NO_ATA_1X quirk for Seagate (0bc2:ab20) drives
+ uas: Add another ASM1051 usb-id to the uas blacklist
+ USB: Add device quirk for ASUS T100 Base Station keyboard
+ USB: serial: cp210x: added Ketra N1 wireless interface support
+ USB: cp210x: add support for Seluxit USB dongle
+ usb: musb: dsps: kill OTG timer on suspend
+ crypto: caam - fix addressing of struct member
+ driver/base/node: remove unnecessary kfree of node struct from unregister_one_node
+ serial: 8250: Add Quark X1000 to 8250_pci.c
+ Linux 3.16.6

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Title:
  Utopic update to v3.16.6 stable release

Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “linux” source package in Utopic:
  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 v3.16.6 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 v3.16.6 stable release:

  netlink: reset network header before passing to taps
  rtnetlink: fix VF info size
  net: Always untag vlan-tagged traffic on input.
  myri10ge: check for DMA mapping errors
  Revert "macvlan: simplify the structure port"
  tcp: don't use timestamp from repaired skb-s to calculate RTT (v2)
  sit: Fix ipip6_tunnel_lookup device matching criteria
  tcp: fix tcp_release_cb() to dispatch via address family for mtu_reduced()
  tcp: fix ssthresh and undo for consecutive short FRTO episodes
  net: phy: smsc: move smsc_phy_config_init reset part in a soft_reset function
  tipc: fix message importance range check
  packet: handle too big packets for PACKET_V3
  bnx2x: Revert UNDI flushing mechanism
  net: ipv6: fib: don't sleep inside atomic lock
  openvswitch: fix panic with multiple vlan headers
  vxlan: fix incorrect initializer in union vxlan_addr
  net: fix checksum features handling in netif_skb_features()
  ipv6: fix rtnl locking in setsockopt for anycast and multicast
  l2tp: fix race while getting PMTU on PPP pseudo-wire
  ipv6: restore the behavior of ipv6_sock_ac_drop()
  bonding: fix div by zero while enslaving and transmitting
  net: filter: fix possible use after free
  bridge: Check if vlan filtering is enabled only once.
  bridge: Fix br_should_learn to check vlan_enabled
  net: allow macvlans to move to net namespace
  macvlan: allow to enqueue broadcast pkt on virtual device
  tg3: Work around HW/FW limitations with vlan encapsulated frames
  tg3: Allow for recieve of full-size 8021AD frames
  xfrm: Generate blackhole routes only from route lookup functions
  xfrm: Generate queueing routes only from route lookup functions
  ip_tunnel: Don't allow to add the same tunnel multiple times.
  macvtap: Fix race between device delete and open.
  Revert "net/macb: add pinctrl consumer support"
  net/mlx4_core: Allow not to specify probe_vf in SRIOV IB mode
  net/mlx4: Correctly configure single ported VFs from the host
  gro: fix aggregation for skb using frag_list
  ipv6: remove rt6i_genid
  hyperv: Fix a bug in netvsc_start_xmit()
  ip6_gre: fix flowi6_proto value in xmit path
  net: systemport: fix bcm_sysport_insert_tsb()
  team: avoid race condition in scheduling delayed work
  hyperv: Fix a bug in netvsc_send()
  sctp: handle association restarts when the socket is closed.
  net_sched: copy exts->type in tcf_exts_change()
  uas: Add a quirk for rejecting ATA_12 and ATA_16 commands
  uas: Add no-report-opcodes quirk
  uas: Add US_FL_NO_ATA_1X quirk for Seagate (0bc2:ab20) drives
  uas: Add another ASM1051 usb-id to the uas blacklist
  USB: Add device quirk for ASUS T100 Base Station keyboard
  USB: serial: cp210x: added Ketra N1 wireless interface support
  USB: cp210x: add support for Seluxit USB dongle
  usb: musb: dsps: kill OTG timer on suspend
  crypto: caam - fix addressing of struct member
  driver/base/node: remove unnecessary kfree of node struct from unregister_one_node
  serial: 8250: Add Quark X1000 to 8250_pci.c
  Linux 3.16.6

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