[Bug 1386394] [NEW] SRU: catch 14.04 up with curtin trunk features

[Scott Moser]

Public bug reported:

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[Impact]
Newer versions of MAAS require/use some features in newer versions of curtin.
This bug tracks and describes new features of curtin that are being brought back to 14.04.

The following is a list of the new features that are being SRU'd.
* hardware enablement: ppc64 support
  MAAS install with fast path installer is expected to work both to PowerNV and KVM guests.
 * hardware enablement: know kernel mapping for utopic (hwe-u = 3.16).
   When the Utopic level hardware enablement kernel is made available for 14.04, curtin should be able to utilize that kernel when it is booted in an environment with a 3.16 kernel.
 * feature: support installing disk images including windows.
   MAAS's windows install should function.
 * feature: support creating swap file
   installations by default should have a swap file created (/swap.img).
 * feature: support reporting logs back to MAAS
   curtin install logs are available on maas in 1.7 and later for user inspection.
 * feature: enable logging of installation to /var/log/curtin/install.log (LP: #1378910)
   curtin install will always write /var/log/curtin/install.log with log/debug information.

[Other Info]
MAAS's dependency on newer curtin for hardware enablement and features was raised to the technical board at [1].  There was no official response there, so at the current time we're pursuing this under a standard SRU.

[1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/technical-board/2014-July/001986.html
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** Affects: curtin (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Fix Released

** Affects: curtin (Ubuntu Trusty)
     Importance: Medium
         Status: Confirmed

** Also affects: curtin (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: curtin (Ubuntu Trusty)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: curtin (Ubuntu Trusty)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

** Changed in: curtin (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Fix Released

** Changed in: curtin (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Medium

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  SRU: catch 14.04 up with curtin trunk features

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