Regression in linux in jessie-proposed-updates

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@debian.org>]

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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