linux: 3.13.0-143.192 -proposed tracker

Hardware Certification have begun testing this -proposed kernel.

3.13.0-143.192 - generic
Regression test CMPL.

Issue to note in amd64:
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvt-kvm wait issue, bug 1732883
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 40 failed on amaura, 39 failed on pepe
  ubuntu_qrt_apparmor - failed on KVM instance, deb-src not enabled, not a bug

Issue to note in arm64:
  hwclock - issue for HP m400 (bug 1716603)
  libhugetlbfs - noresv-preserve-resv-page failed (bug 1747823), chunk-overcommit failed (bug 1747828), shmoverride_linked timed out (bug 1739560)
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - lp1262692 failed, bug for iproute2 (bug 1715376)
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvt-kvm wait issue (bug 1732883)
  ubuntu_qrt_apparmor - test_old_trusty_regression_testsuite failed to build (bug 1699987)
  ubuntu_qrt_kernel_security - test 072 (bug 1747852) test 82 (bug 1747853) test 140 (bug 1747855) test 050 (bug 1684776) test 060 should be skipped (bug 1712038) test 072 (bug 1747850) test 075 (bug 1712007) test 021, 022 (bug 1747847)

Issue to note in i386:
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - uvt-kvm wait issue, bug 1732883
  ubuntu_kvm_unit_tests - 15 failed on pepe (vmexit*, msr, realmode, syscall, tsc, hyperv_clock)

Issue to note in ppc64le:
  ubuntu_cts_kernel - lp1262692 failed, bug for iproute2, bug 1715376
  ubuntu_kvm_smoke_test - no supported architecture for 'hvm', bug 1752550
  ubuntu_zram_smoke_test - zram module not found on ppc64le, bug 1752551

Hardware Certification have completed testing this -proposed kernel. No regressions were observed, results are available here: http://people.canonical.com/~hwcert/sru-testing/trusty/3.13.0-143.192/trusty-proposed-published.html

Verification testing successful.

This bug was fixed in the package linux - 3.13.0-143.192

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linux (3.13.0-143.192) trusty; urgency=medium

  * linux: 3.13.0-143.192 -proposed tracker (LP: #1751838)

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 retpoline)
    - x86/alternatives: Fix ALTERNATIVE_2 padding generation properly
    - x86/alternatives: Fix alt_max_short macro to really be a max()
    - x86/alternatives: Guard NOPs optimization
    - x86/alternatives: Switch AMD F15h and later to the P6 NOPs
    - x86/alternatives: Make optimize_nops() interrupt safe and synced
    - x86/alternatives: Fix optimize_nops() checking
    - x86/cpuid: Provide get_scattered_cpuid_leaf()
    - x86/cpu: Factor out application of forced CPU caps
    - x86/cpufeatures: Make CPU bugs sticky
    - x86/cpufeatures: Add X86_BUG_CPU_INSECURE
    - x86/pti: Rename BUG_CPU_INSECURE to BUG_CPU_MELTDOWN
    - x86/cpufeatures: Add X86_BUG_SPECTRE_V[12]
    - x86/cpu, x86/pti: Do not enable PTI on AMD processors
    - x86/cpu: Merge bugs.c and bugs_64.c
    - sysfs/cpu: Add vulnerability folder
    - x86/cpu: Implement CPU vulnerabilites sysfs functions
    - x86/alternatives: Add missing '\n' at end of ALTERNATIVE inline asm
    - x86/mm/32: Move setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_PCID) earlier
    - x86/asm: Use register variable to get stack pointer value
    - x86/kbuild: enable modversions for symbols exported from asm
    - x86/asm: Make asm/alternative.h safe from assembly
    - EXPORT_SYMBOL() for asm
    - kconfig.h: use __is_defined() to check if MODULE is defined
    - x86/retpoline: Add initial retpoline support
    - x86/spectre: Add boot time option to select Spectre v2 mitigation
    - x86/retpoline/crypto: Convert crypto assembler indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline/entry: Convert entry assembler indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline/ftrace: Convert ftrace assembler indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline/hyperv: Convert assembler indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline/xen: Convert Xen hypercall indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline/checksum32: Convert assembler indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline/irq32: Convert assembler indirect jumps
    - x86/retpoline: Fill return stack buffer on vmexit
    - x86/retpoline: Remove compile time warning
    - x86/retpoline: Add LFENCE to the retpoline/RSB filling RSB macros
    - module: Add retpoline tag to VERMAGIC
    - x86/mce: Make machine check speculation protected
    - retpoline: Introduce start/end markers of indirect thunk
    - kprobes/x86: Disable optimizing on the function jumps to indirect thunk
    - x86/retpoline: Optimize inline assembler for vmexit_fill_RSB
    - [Config] CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
    - [Packaging] retpoline -- add call site validation
    - [Packaging] retpoline files must be sorted
    - [Config] disable retpoline for the first upload
    - [Config] updateconfigs - enable CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU_VULNERABILITIES

  * retpoline abi files are empty on i386 (LP: #1751021)
    - [Packaging] retpoline-extract -- instantiate retpoline files for i386
    - [Packaging] final-checks -- sanity checking ABI contents
    - [Packaging] final-checks -- check for empty retpoline files

  * CVE-2017-5715 (Spectre v2 Intel)
    - x86, microcode: Share native MSR...

The package has been published and the bug is being set to Fix Released