you could also try cherry-picking https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux- stable.git/commit/?id=6b4e3181d7bd5ca5ab6f45929e4a5ffa7ab4ab7f , but that will probably need some more inbetween patches as well..
reverting the two commits fixed the issue for our users (Proxmox VE, which uses a kernel based on the 4.4.x one from 16.04) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1655842 Title: "Out of memory" errors after upgrade to 4.4.0-59 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1655842/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs