This message contains a list of some post-2.6.38 regressions introduced before 2.6.39, for which there are no fixes in the mainline known to the tracking team. If any of them have been fixed already, please let us know.
If you know of any other unresolved post-2.6.38 regressions, please let us know either and we'll add them to the list. Also, please let us know if any of the entries below are invalid. Each entry from the list will be sent additionally in an automatic reply to this message with CCs to the people involved in reporting and handling the issue. Listed regressions statistics: Date Total Pending Unresolved ---------------------------------------- 2011-06-12 81 21 18 2011-05-15 50 12 11 2011-04-30 38 17 16 2011-04-17 17 11 10 Unresolved regressions ---------------------- Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37132 Subject : Random crashes on resume from hibernate on ASUS F6A Submitter : Dmitry Nezhevenko <dion at inhex.net> Date : 2011-06-10 11:00 (3 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36962 Subject : [Regression 2.6.39][nouveau][bisected?] leaving fullscreen XV "crashes" with KDE desktop effects enabled Submitter : Jan Seiffert <kaffeemonster at googlemail.com> Date : 2011-05-25 2:32 (19 days old) Message-ID : <BANLkTimd6nvXTbn2hM+cKDNKFpxzsQLHog at mail.gmail.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130629073407685&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36952 Subject : [2.6.39] CIFS write failures where 2.6.38 works Submitter : Helge Hafting <helge.hafting at hist.no> Date : 2011-06-01 10:11 (12 days old) Message-ID : <4DE6103E.6010100 at hist.no> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130692387613423&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36712 Subject : 2.6.39 - crash when plugging in a usb memory stick Submitter : Chris Clayton <chris2553 at googlemail.com> Date : 2011-05-27 8:09 (17 days old) Message-ID : <201105270909.00183.chris2553 at googlemail.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130648376531197&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36702 Subject : 2.6.39 kernel panic w/screenshots & kernel cfg link provided Submitter : Justin Piszcz <jpiszcz at lucidpixels.com> Date : 2011-05-28 12:01 (16 days old) Message-ID : <alpine.DEB.2.02.1105280755050.4345 at p34.internal.lan> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130658411008127&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36392 Subject : 2.6.39, 3.0-rc2 Intel DRI Regression: Black Screen after trying to play video Submitter : Dennis Jansen <dennis.jansen at web.de> Date : 2011-06-01 04:41 (12 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36332 Subject : Intel gpu turns external monitor off when X starts Submitter : rocko <rockorequin at hotmail.com> Date : 2011-05-31 02:53 (13 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36182 Subject : Erroneous package power limit notification since kernel 2.6.39 Submitter : Olaf Freyer <aaron667 at gmx.net> Date : 2011-05-22 13:01 (22 days old) Message-ID : <4DD9092A.4080507 at gmx.net> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130606930631131&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36092 Subject : Filesystem lockup on USB HDD plug-in Submitter : Arno Wagner <arno at wagner.name> Date : 2011-05-28 12:34 (16 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=36012 Subject : Kernel oops in __pskb_pull_tail Submitter : Steinar H. Gunderson <sgunderson at bigfoot.com> Date : 2011-05-27 18:21 (17 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35922 Subject : SND_USB_AUDIO recording device not initializing correctly Submitter : <bjoern.online at gmail.com> Date : 2011-05-26 10:30 (18 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35662 Subject : softlockup with kernel 2.6.39 Submitter : Hussam Al-Tayeb <hussam at visp.net.lb> Date : 2011-05-23 08:13 (21 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35642 Subject : On resume, I sometimes get a kernel oops with led_trigger_unregister_simple Submitter : Sven-Hendrik Haase <sh at lutzhaase.com> Date : 2011-05-23 00:15 (21 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35242 Subject : NULL pointer dereference in intel_sdvo_write_cmd (was Black screen after boot) Submitter : Ko Mi <chaostya.test at hotmail.com> Date : 2011-05-17 10:27 (27 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35142 Subject : 2.6.39-rc7-git1 boot error message (no crash) Submitter : werner <w.landgraf at ru.ru> Date : 2011-05-11 4:58 (33 days old) Message-ID : <web-520830057 at zbackend1.aha.ru> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130512952706444&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34942 Subject : [Bug] Kdump does not work when panic triggered due to MCE Submitter : K.Prasad <prasad at linux.vnet.ibm.com> Date : 2011-05-06 16:54 (38 days old) Message-ID : <20110506165412.GB2719 at in.ibm.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130470087226270&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34002 Subject : [REGRESSION] [2.6.39-rc3] Wrong resolution in framebuffer and X Window Submitter : Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki at gmail.com> Date : 2011-04-17 16:04 (57 days old) Message-ID : <201104171804.04664.maciej.rutecki at gmail.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-fbdev&m=130305625114863&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33842 Subject : NULL pointer dereference in ip_fragment Submitter : Tomas Carnecky <tom at dbservice.com> Date : 2011-04-23 07:51 (51 days old) Regressions with patches ------------------------ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=35572 Subject : eeprom module: modprobing hangs Submitter : Mark <markotahal at gmail.com> Date : 2011-05-21 20:17 (23 days old) Handled-By : Jean Delvare <khali at linux-fr.org> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=60812 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34662 Subject : Warning at block/genhd.c:1556 disk_clear_events Submitter : Meelis Roos <mroos at linux.ee> Date : 2011-05-02 9:59 (42 days old) Message-ID : <alpine.SOC.1.00.1105021255400.6200 at math.ut.ee> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130433037002610&w=2 Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=58262 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33242 Subject : Lockdep splat in autofs with 2.6.39-rc2 Submitter : Nick Bowler <nbowler at elliptictech.com> Date : 2011-04-07 19:44 (67 days old) Message-ID : <20110407194403.GA29404 at elliptictech.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130220545614682&w=2 Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130342115008659&w=2 For details, please visit the bug entries and follow the links given in references. As you can see, there is a Bugzilla entry for each of the listed regressions. There also is a Bugzilla entry used for tracking the regressions introduced between 2.6.38 and 2.6.39, unresolved as well as resolved, at: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32012 Please let the tracking team know if there are any Bugzilla entries that should be added to the list in there. Thanks!