Seems you had no time :-/ So I did my own (trivial) sniff tests and for that bit it LGTM. I think we can move this forward to MP review and a real SRU upload where you can then do the usual agreed full test.
MPs are up here for review: https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/400017 https://code.launchpad.net/~paelzer/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+git/open-vm-tools/+merge/400018 ** Description changed: + [Impact] + + * In the past a lack of updated open-vm-tools versions was found fatal + and therefore we agreed to regularly backport those to the latest LTS. + This is backporting the recent version 11.2.5 to Focal/Groovy. + + [Test Case] + + * Test open-vm-tools done by VMWare QA Team as agreed for these + backports. + + [Regression Potential] + + * This has the usual regression potential of a new version upgrade and + therefore is higher than a usual SRU. But as agreed int he past to + support new (virtual) hardware open-vm-tools shall regularly be + backported. I suggest keeping it somewhat longer in proposed than usual + just to be on the safe side. + + [Other Info] + + * This is a practice for or quite a while (almost two years now), see: + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1741390 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1784638 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1813944 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1822204 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1844834 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1868012 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1877672 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1892266 + + The request back then came from the community and the decision back then + was between VMWare and Ubuntu. VMWare QA Team since then does the + qualification of these uploads as we (I) don't have a matrix of Host + versions for that around. + + Also see https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- + tools/releases/tag/stable-11.2.5 + + Under the accepted special SRU cases [1] this qualifies for #2 and #3 of + [2]. + + [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Documentation_for_Special_Cases + [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Other_safe_cases + + ---- + open-vm-tools 11.2.5 has been released. see https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/stable-11.2.5 A complete list of the granular changes that are in the open-vm-tools 11.2.5 release is available at:https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/blob/stable-11.2.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog ** Description changed: [Impact] - * In the past a lack of updated open-vm-tools versions was found fatal - and therefore we agreed to regularly backport those to the latest LTS. - This is backporting the recent version 11.2.5 to Focal/Groovy. + * In the past a lack of updated open-vm-tools versions was found fatal + and therefore we agreed to regularly backport those to the latest LTS. + This is backporting the recent version 11.2.5 to Focal/Groovy. [Test Case] - * Test open-vm-tools done by VMWare QA Team as agreed for these - backports. + * Test open-vm-tools done by VMWare QA Team as agreed for these + backports. [Regression Potential] - * This has the usual regression potential of a new version upgrade and - therefore is higher than a usual SRU. But as agreed int he past to - support new (virtual) hardware open-vm-tools shall regularly be - backported. I suggest keeping it somewhat longer in proposed than usual - just to be on the safe side. + * This has the usual regression potential of a new version upgrade and + therefore is higher than a usual SRU. But as agreed int he past to + support new (virtual) hardware open-vm-tools shall regularly be + backported. I suggest keeping it somewhat longer in proposed than usual + just to be on the safe side. [Other Info] - * This is a practice for or quite a while (almost two years now), see: - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1741390 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1784638 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1813944 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1822204 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1844834 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1868012 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1877672 - - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1892266 + * This is a practice for or quite a while (almost three years now), see: + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1741390 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1784638 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1813944 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1822204 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1844834 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1868012 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1877672 + - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1892266 The request back then came from the community and the decision back then was between VMWare and Ubuntu. VMWare QA Team since then does the qualification of these uploads as we (I) don't have a matrix of Host versions for that around. Also see https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/releases/tag/stable-11.2.5 Under the accepted special SRU cases [1] this qualifies for #2 and #3 of [2]. [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Documentation_for_Special_Cases [2]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Other_safe_cases ---- open-vm-tools 11.2.5 has been released. see https://github.com/vmware/open-vm-tools/releases/tag/stable-11.2.5 A complete list of the granular changes that are in the open-vm-tools 11.2.5 release is available at:https://github.com/vmware/open-vm- tools/blob/stable-11.2.5/open-vm-tools/ChangeLog -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1911831 Title: open-vm-tools 11.2.5 has been released To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/open-vm-tools/+bug/1911831/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
