4.15 doesn't contain 1901b91f9982 ("IB/core: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pkey cache") and thus doesn't need the fix.
5.4 and 5.8 require the fix because they contain 1901b91f9982 and the fix will only be included in 5.9. ** Also affects: linux-azure (Ubuntu Focal) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal) Status: New => Incomplete ** Changed in: linux-azure (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => High ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Marcelo Cerri (mhcerri) ** Changed in: linux-azure (Ubuntu Focal) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: linux-azure (Ubuntu Focal) Assignee: (unassigned) => Marcelo Cerri (mhcerri) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Focal) Assignee: (unassigned) => Marcelo Cerri (mhcerri) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux-azure in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1896760 Title: Mellanox patch for fixing failures in ConnectX3 Pro/DPDK Status in linux package in Ubuntu: New Status in linux-azure package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in linux source package in Focal: Incomplete Status in linux-azure source package in Focal: In Progress Bug description: Mellanox has made a patch to fix DPDK failure in Azure with ConnextX3 pro: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux- next.git/commit/drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx4?h=next-20200908&id=ec78b3bd66bc9a015505df0ef0eb153d9e64b03b Older kernels don't need this patch. It only affects newer kernels with the following patch: commit 9012a6de6b43146c934752a60d358c31dbad4368 Author: Kamal Heib <kh...@redhat.com> Date: Tue May 19 13:12:17 2020 -0400 [infiniband] IB/core: Fix potential NULL pointer dereference in pkey cache If a kernel ships with this patch, it needs the 1st patch. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1896760/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp