I have provided a test kernel "4.4.0-111-generic #134+hf166707v20180117b5" for pre-SRU verification and it has been brought to my attention the following statement:
----------------------------------------- Our QA was able to test with the kernel you provided, and things look good! I've upgraded the kernel and issue did not repro. Config : GPU Driver 384.111 Kernel 4.4.0-111-generic # uname -a Linux <HOSTNAME> 4.4.0-111-generic #134+hf166707v20180117b5-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jan 17 19:04:03 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux I've verified output through all channels (7.1) using Test Sound option in Sound Setting + by running different 4,6 channel clips using aplay. Connections were made using DP-HDMI dongle (accell) + DENON-AVR ----------------------------------------- - Eric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1744117 Title: [SRU][HWE] ALSA backport missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Kernel Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Xenial: In Progress Bug description: Add support for 4/6/8 channel sound in 16.04 LTS kernel for future GPUs. This commit[1] first introduced in "Thu Jul 13 19:27:39 2017"[2] has what is needed base on discussion we had with nvidia: [1] - Commit https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?id=74ec118152ea494a25ebb677cbc83a75c982ac5f ALSA: hda - Add missing NVIDIA GPU codec IDs to patch table Add codec IDs for several recently released, pending, and historical NVIDIA GPU audio controllers to the patch table, to allow the correct patch functions to be selected for them. [2] - git describe --contains 74ec118152ea494a25ebb677cbc83a75c982ac5f v4.13-rc3~21^2~5 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1744117/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

