[Bug 1266017] [NEW] Update to latest kernel.org version of util-linux v2.24

[Michał J. Gajda]

Public bug reported:

util-linux package is now over 1.5 year old, and 4 stable releases old (v2.20), when compared to kernel.org v2.24.
This makes Ubuntu miss many nice features, in particular:

* losetup --partscan gives ability to scan partition table in losetup, and generate additional per-partition loop-devices, which is good for developing hard disk images. (partx supports loop devices)
* fallocate --punch-hole - to easily make a file sparse after it has been created.
* ipcrm --all, and losetup --detach-all - allow to cleanup all resources of respective types.
* chcpu, prlimit - are new commands.

And many more...

** Affects: util-linux (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: trusty upgrade-software-version

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Title:
  Update to latest kernel.org version of util-linux v2.24

Status in “util-linux” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  util-linux package is now over 1.5 year old, and 4 stable releases old (v2.20), when compared to kernel.org v2.24.
  This makes Ubuntu miss many nice features, in particular:

  * losetup --partscan gives ability to scan partition table in losetup, and generate additional per-partition loop-devices, which is good for developing hard disk images. (partx supports loop devices)
  * fallocate --punch-hole - to easily make a file sparse after it has been created.
  * ipcrm --all, and losetup --detach-all - allow to cleanup all resources of respective types.
  * chcpu, prlimit - are new commands.

  And many more...

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