Control: reassign -1 src:linux 3.16.48-1
Control: severity -1 grave
On Wed, Oct 11, 2017 at 08:45:14AM +0000, Cristiano Casella wrote:
> Package: linux-image
>
> Version: 3.16.0-4-amd64_3.16.48-1_amd64.deb
>
>
> Hi,
>
> we are an hosting provider and we are offering to our customers virtual
> machine on Microsoft Hyper-v hypervisor.
>
>
> Upgrading our vm with Debian 8 (also just installed) to last version of
> linux-image package (linux-image-3.16.0-4-amd64_3.16.48-1_amd64.deb) the
> virtual machines can't boot anymore.
>
>
> I attached to this email the two kind of error that we can get in the console.
>
>
> Looking at the changelog
> (https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/l/linux/changelog-3.16.48-1) I
> suspect that this changes could be involved in this bug:
>
>
> - [x86] scsi: storvsc: use tagged SRB requests if supported by the device
> - [x86] scsi: storvsc: Fix a bug in the handling of SRB status flags
> - [x86] scsi: storvsc: properly handle SRB_ERROR when sense message is
> present
> - [x86] scsi: storvsc: properly set residual data length on errors
>
> We can provide you all test environments needed or proceede with your support
> for a kernel bisect to find the specific error.
>
>
> This bug potentially could brake all our customer virtual machines using a
> Debian 8 on our hyper-v platform.
Thanks for your report.
I'm adjusting the severity and reassign the bug to the correct place,
to make people aware that this regression shouldn't enter the next
point release.
> Thanks for your support
>
> Cordiali Saluti / Best Regards
>
> Cristiano Casella
Thanks for your report
Adrian
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