** Description changed: - The 6.5 kernel introduced a regression in atomic operations on arm64 - which causes all kinds of problems including file system corruptions. + SRU Justification: + + [Impact] + The mantic kernel introduced a regression in atomic operations on arm64 + which causes all kinds of problems including file system corruptions, + since commit "locking/atomic: scripts: restructure fallback + ifdeffery". An example report of people encountering this in UTM with a arm64 generic kernel: https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/issues/4840 - This is fixed by https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm- - kernel/20230920142201.GG348037@frogsfrogsfrogs/T/ + [Fix] + Cherry-pick commit "locking/atomic: scripts: fix fallback ifdeffery" + from linux-stable v6.5.6 + + [Test Plan] + + Boot test on an arm64 vm. + + [Where problems could occur] + Since this is touching atomic operations, this has a wide impact on the + kernel.
-- 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/2042573 Title: arm64 atomic issues cause disk corruption Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Mantic: New Bug description: SRU Justification: [Impact] The mantic kernel introduced a regression in atomic operations on arm64 which causes all kinds of problems including file system corruptions, since commit "locking/atomic: scripts: restructure fallback ifdeffery". An example report of people encountering this in UTM with a arm64 generic kernel: https://github.com/utmapp/UTM/issues/4840 [Fix] Cherry-pick commit "locking/atomic: scripts: fix fallback ifdeffery" from linux-stable v6.5.6 [Test Plan] Boot test on an arm64 vm. [Where problems could occur] Since this is touching atomic operations, this has a wide impact on the kernel. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/2042573/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
