** Description changed:
-
- 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 a mainline/stable Linux tree or
-a minimally backported form of that patch. The v4.15.4 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 from the v4.15.4 stable release shall be
+ 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 a mainline/stable Linux tree or
+ a minimally backported form of that patch. The v4.15.4 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 from the v4.15.4 stable release shall be
applied:
+
+ watchdog: indydog: Add dependency on SGI_HAS_INDYDOG
+ cifs: Fix missing put_xid in cifs_file_strict_mmap
+ cifs: Fix autonegotiate security settings mismatch
+ CIFS: zero sensitive data when freeing
+ cpufreq: mediatek: add mediatek related projects into blacklist
+ dmaengine: dmatest: fix container_of member in dmatest_callback
+ ssb: Do not disable PCI host on non-Mips
+ watchdog: gpio_wdt: set WDOG_HW_RUNNING in gpio_wdt_stop
+ Revert "drm/i915: mark all device info struct with __initconst"
+ sched/rt: Use container_of() to get root domain in rto_push_irq_work_func()
+ sched/rt: Up the root domain ref count when passing it around via IPIs
+ media: dvb-usb-v2: lmedm04: Improve logic checking of warm start
+ media: dvb-usb-v2: lmedm04: move ts2020 attach to dm04_lme2510_tuner
+ media: hdpvr: Fix an error handling path in hdpvr_probe()
+ arm64: mm: Use non-global mappings for kernel space
+ arm64: mm: Temporarily disable ARM64_SW_TTBR0_PAN
+ arm64: mm: Move ASID from TTBR0 to TTBR1
+ arm64: mm: Remove pre_ttbr0_update_workaround for Falkor erratum #E1003
+ arm64: mm: Rename post_ttbr0_update_workaround
+ arm64: mm: Fix and re-enable ARM64_SW_TTBR0_PAN
+ arm64: mm: Allocate ASIDs in pairs
+ arm64: mm: Add arm64_kernel_unmapped_at_el0 helper
+ arm64: mm: Invalidate both kernel and user ASIDs when performing TLBI
+ arm64: entry: Add exception trampoline page for exceptions from EL0
+ arm64: mm: Map entry trampoline into trampoline and kernel page tables
+ arm64: entry: Explicitly pass exception level to kernel_ventry macro
+ arm64: entry: Hook up entry trampoline to exception vectors
+ arm64: erratum: Work around Falkor erratum #E1003 in trampoline code
+ arm64: cpu_errata: Add Kryo to Falkor 1003 errata
+ arm64: tls: Avoid unconditional zeroing of tpidrro_el0 for native tasks
+ arm64: entry: Add fake CPU feature for unmapping the kernel at EL0
+ arm64: kaslr: Put kernel vectors address in separate data page
+ arm64: use RET instruction for exiting the trampoline
+ arm64: Kconfig: Add CONFIG_UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0
+ arm64: Kconfig: Reword UNMAP_KERNEL_AT_EL0 kconfig entry
+ arm64: Take into account ID_AA64PFR0_EL1.CSV3
+ arm64: capabilities: Handle duplicate entries for a capability
+ arm64: mm: Introduce TTBR_ASID_MASK for getting at the ASID in the TTBR
+ arm64: kpti: Fix the interaction between ASID switching and software PAN
+ arm64: cputype: Add MIDR values for Cavium ThunderX2 CPUs
+ arm64: Turn on KPTI only on CPUs that need it
+ arm64: kpti: Make use of nG dependent on arm64_kernel_unmapped_at_el0()
+ arm64: mm: Permit transitioning from Global to Non-Global without BBM
+ arm64: kpti: Add ->enable callback to remap swapper using nG mappings
+ arm64: Force KPTI to be disabled on Cavium ThunderX
+ arm64: entry: Reword comment about post_ttbr_update_workaround
+ arm64: idmap: Use "awx" flags for .idmap.text .pushsection directives
+ perf: arm_spe: Fail device probe when arm64_kernel_unmapped_at_el0()
+ arm64: barrier: Add CSDB macros to control data-value prediction
+ arm64: Implement array_index_mask_nospec()
+ arm64: Make USER_DS an inclusive limit
+ arm64: Use pointer masking to limit uaccess speculation
+ arm64: entry: Ensure branch through syscall table is bounded under speculation
+ arm64: uaccess: Prevent speculative use of the current addr_limit
+ arm64: uaccess: Don't bother eliding access_ok checks in __{get, put}_user
+ arm64: uaccess: Mask __user pointers for __arch_{clear, copy_*}_user
+ arm64: futex: Mask __user pointers prior to dereference
+ arm64: cpufeature: __this_cpu_has_cap() shouldn't stop early
+ arm64: Run enable method for errata work arounds on late CPUs
+ arm64: cpufeature: Pass capabili