[Bug 2124239] Re: [SRU] 2.72

[Ernest Lotter]

Verification of associated LP bugs completed.

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Title:
  [SRU] 2.72

Status in snapd package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in snapd source package in Jammy:
  Fix Committed
Status in snapd source package in Noble:
  Fix Committed
Status in snapd source package in Plucky:
  Fix Committed
Status in snapd source package in Questing:
  Fix Committed
Status in snapd source package in Resolute:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  New Snapd release 2.72 is required for Jammy, Noble, Plucky and
  Questing.

  Snapd 2.72 is the latest upstream release. It follows the the previous
  Ubuntu release snapd 2.71.

  The Snapd package deviates from the standard SRU process. The
  following special SRU process was followed:
  https://documentation.ubuntu.com/sru/en/latest/reference/exception-
  Snapd-Updates/. We are in the process of updating to refreshed
  documentation:
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vTE088Am4f5SWhf3vIzA1vAIPLNrQ7JYWRO185SWmHED_e0msSahJSozArisSXezd1D8CugstKN27jx/pub
  (draft)

  Release preparation: https://github.com/canonical/snapd/pull/16000
  Release preparation test results: https://github.com/canonical/snapd/actions/runs/17822196539/job/50712254868
  Failure analysis: https://github.com/canonical/snapd/pull/16000#issuecomment-3311044430

  Release notes:
  https://github.com/canonical/snapd/pull/16000/files#diff-51920e95310ebfbc1ae31709f3b95f89afffbf4f1a6e38e8b2b406e2fb6197ea

  Please refer to snapd release notes documentation to understand how
  this is put together:
  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1do2TFwRIAzuOjLmteVuD0CRoJNO5vVcdUIwTHo4bYO4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ablpjof536fg

  Launchpad bugs addressed: https://launchpad.net/snapd/+milestone/2.72

  Content overview:
   - Full Disk Encryption (FDE)
   - Confdb
   - AppArmor Prompting
   - Notices
   - Many interface extensions including:
     - GPIO chardev interface as replacement for sysfs based GPIO
     - Multiple interfaces for different Nvidia driver components
   - Various LP bug fixes
   - Various packaging changes, only one minor change for Ubuntu

  Areas of potential regressions:
  - FDE just because it's complex, but risk is low given the level of integration tests in place

  Source packages on `ppa:snappy-dev/image` for upload to -proposed:
  - Resolute | https://launchpad.net/~snappy-dev/+archive/ubuntu/image/+sourcepub/17749185/+listing-archive-extra
  - Questing | https://launchpad.net/~snappy-dev/+archive/ubuntu/image/+sourcepub/17749183/+listing-archive-extra
  - Plucky   | https://launchpad.net/~snappy-dev/+archive/ubuntu/image/+sourcepub/17598894/+listing-archive-extra
  - Noble    | https://launchpad.net/~snappy-dev/+archive/ubuntu/image/+sourcepub/17598895/+listing-archive-extra
  - Jammy    | https://launchpad.net/~snappy-dev/+archive/ubuntu/image/+sourcepub/17598896/+listing-archive-extra

  Validation already completed:

  - Release preparation test results: https://github.com/canonical/snapd/actions/runs/17822196539/job/50712254868
  - QA Beta validation        https://warthogs.atlassian.net/browse/SNAPDENG-34861
  - Certification validation: https://test-observer.canonical.com/#/snaps/239942 (need VPN)

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