SRU request for LP#191137

[Tim Gardner]

Stefan Bader wrote:
> This is preliminary. I try to get some more positive verifications ASAP.
> 
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/191137
> 
> SRU justification:
> 
> Impact: On several Sony laptop models the changes introduced by upstream
> commit c04209a7948b95e8c52084e8595e74e9428653d3 to enable the EC handler
> during scan will cause those machines to hang on boot.
> 
> Fix: There was a work-around to remove the quiet option on boot but it
> seems the combination of two upstream fixes this for real. [patches
> attached]
> 
> Testcase: Boot a Hardy kernel on one of the affected laptops with the
> quiet option active (default) and it will hang. With the fixes this
> should not happen.

Looks good. ACK
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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at ubuntu.com