ACK/APPLIED[B]: [SRU][Zesty][Artful][Bionic][PATCH 0/3] Fixes for LP:1730515

[Seth Forshee]

On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 12:20:52PM -0500, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1730515
> 
> == SRU Justification ==
> IBM is requesting these three cxlflash patches in the Ubuntu 16.04 HWE and newer
> kernels.  All three patches have now landed in mainline v4.15-rc1. 
> 
> These commits fix bugs in the existing code - missing VPN could disable a 
> card and the write same sector size.
> 
> == Fixes ==
> 285e6670d022 ("scsi: cxlflash: Use derived maximum write same length")
> 0d4191305e69 ("scsi: cxlflash: Allow cards without WWPN VPD to configure")
> d84c198f43c5 ("scsi: cxlflash: Derive pid through accessors")
> 
> == Regression Potential ==
> Medium.  These patches are not limited to one arch, but they are limited to cxlflash.
> 
> == Test Case ==
> A test kernel was built with these patches and tested by the original bug reporter.
> The bug reporter states the test kernel resolved the bug.

Clean cherry picks, straightforward enhancements and positive testing.
The last one seems unnecessary, but won't cause any harm.

Acked-by: Seth Forshee <seth.forshee at canonical.com>

Applied to bionic/master-next.