This message contains a list of some post-2.6.36 regressions introduced before 2.6.37, 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-2.6.36 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 ---------------------------------------- 2011-03-06 132 28 23 2011-02-21 128 35 26 2011-02-13 126 36 30 2011-02-03 118 36 31 2010-12-30 85 32 26 2010-12-19 73 28 24 2010-12-03 55 25 19 2010-11-19 39 29 25 Unresolved regressions ---------------------- Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28812 Subject : DVI attached monitor is turned off while booting linux 2.6.37 and higher Submitter : Markus Heinz <markus.heinz at uni-dortmund.de> Date : 2011-02-10 19:33 (25 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28772 Subject : oops in nfs_revalidate_mapping Submitter : Daniel Poelzleithner <bugzilla.kernel.org at poelzi.org> Date : 2011-02-10 13:59 (25 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28662 Subject : i915 in kernel 2.6.38-rc4, high number of wakeups Submitter : Kan-Ru Chen <kanru at kanru.info> Date : 2011-02-09 07:06 (26 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28622 Subject : radeon video lockup Submitter : Daniel Poelzleithner <bugzilla.kernel.org at poelzi.org> Date : 2011-02-08 17:48 (27 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28612 Subject : regular soft lockup Submitter : Alexandre Demers <alexandre.f.demers at gmail.com> Date : 2011-02-08 16:39 (27 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28582 Subject : whole system hang when start X Submitter : Gu Rui <chaos.proton at gmail.com> Date : 2011-02-08 08:33 (27 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/d5bb081b027b520f9e59b4fb8faea83a136ec15e Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28332 Subject : [RV620] Can not re-enable LVDS after using HDMI only Submitter : Rafa? Mi?ecki <zajec5 at gmail.com> Date : 2011-02-05 22:42 (30 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27892 Subject : SNB: GPU hang with Slip xscreensaver Submitter : Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> Date : 2011-01-31 12:06 (35 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27842 Subject : [regression?] hang with 2.6.37 on a BTRFS test machine Submitter : Martin Steigerwald <Martin at lichtvoll.de> Date : 2011-01-23 12:06 (43 days old) Message-ID : <<201101231306.23069.Martin at lichtvoll.de>> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129578445613283&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27642 Subject : 2.6.37 says WARNING: at arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c:1287 setup_local_APIC+0x18f/0x263() Submitter : Rob Landley <rlandley at parallels.com> Date : 2011-01-18 13:11 (48 days old) Message-ID : <4D359188.3040408 at parallels.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129535632319892&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27152 Subject : VGA output broken at cold boot Submitter : Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> Date : 2011-01-20 13:26 (46 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27132 Subject : flush-btrfs gets into an infinite loop Submitter : Artem Anisimov <aanisimov at inbox.ru> Date : 2011-01-20 11:51 (46 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26802 Subject : b43: Suspend failed Submitter : Patrick Matth?i <patrick at linux-dev.org> Date : 2011-01-15 18:56 (51 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26612 Subject : BUG in fs/inode.c:429 Submitter : Florian Kriener <florian at kriener.org> Date : 2011-01-06 16:35 (60 days old) Message-ID : <201101061735.40060.florian at kriener.org> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129433235223735&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26582 Subject : NULL pointer dereference on pipe creation Submitter : Ferenc W?gner <wferi at niif.hu> Date : 2011-01-12 13:30 (54 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26112 Subject : [LogFS] [2.6.37-rc8+] Kernel BUG at logfs/readwrite.c:297! Submitter : Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124 at gmail.com> Date : 2011-01-02 21:22 (64 days old) Message-ID : <AANLkTinpoM8FuG8UkF88xs_V37dz_wgE8t-s0JPzaS-w at mail.gmail.com> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129400335910652&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26102 Subject : [2.6.37-rc8] BUG kmalloc-256: Poison overwritten. Submitter : Pawel Sikora <pluto at agmk.net> Date : 2010-12-30 15:08 (67 days old) Message-ID : <201012301608.40859.pluto at agmk.net> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129372388925679&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26042 Subject : BUG: NULL pointer dereference at shrink_dcache_parent Submitter : Ferenc W?gner <wferi at niif.hu> Date : 2011-01-03 10:49 (63 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25832 Subject : kernel crashes upon resume if usb devices are removed when suspended Submitter : rocko <rockorequin at hotmail.com> Date : 2010-12-29 11:47 (68 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25732 Subject : i915 turns picture green when display switched off-on Submitter : T?nu Raitviir <jussuf at linux.ee> Date : 2010-12-27 22:14 (70 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/3c17fe4b8f40a112a85758a9ab2aebf772bdd647 Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24822 Subject : Embedded DisplayPort is detected wrongly on HP ProBook 5320m Submitter : Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> Date : 2010-12-13 11:09 (84 days old) Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris at chris-wilson.co.uk> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22942 Subject : [2.6.37-rc1, OOM] virtblk: OOM in do_virtblk_request() Submitter : Dave Chinner <david at fromorbit.com> Date : 2010-11-05 1:30 (122 days old) Message-ID : <20101105013003.GE13830 at dastard> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128892062917641&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22642 Subject : 2.6.37-rc1: Disk takes 10 seconds to resume - MacBook2,1 Submitter : Tobias <devnull at plzk.org> Date : 2010-11-10 19:33 (117 days old) Regressions with patches ------------------------ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30322 Subject : BUG in xs_tcp_setup_socket Submitter : Ben Hutchings <bhutchings at solarflare.com> Date : 2011-03-01 20:34 (6 days old) Patch : http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.nfs/38949 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29722 Subject : kworker consumes ~100% CPU on HP Elitebook 8540w after resume Submitter : Ortwin Gl?ck <odi at odi.ch> Date : 2011-02-23 11:49 (12 days old) Handled-By : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw at sisk.pl> Patch : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/604371/ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27202 Subject : Remote control of saa7134-based tv card "ASUSTeK P7131 Hybrid" stopped working in 2.6.37 Submitter : <acaizzo at gmail.com> Date : 2011-01-20 17:23 (46 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/4651918a4afdd49bdea21d2f919b189ef17a6399 Handled-By : Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab at redhat.com> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=44532 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25922 Subject : IdeaPad Y530 brightness keys not functioning Submitter : Tomasz <tm.temp at gmx.com> Date : 2010-12-30 12:48 (67 days old) Handled-By : Ike Panhc <ikepanhc at gmail.com> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=48702 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24982 Subject : Inconsistent DPMS handling with 2.6.37 DRM Submitter : Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> Date : 2010-12-16 16:32 (81 days old) Handled-By : Takashi Iwai <tiwai at suse.de> Keith Packard <keithp at keithp.com> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=40392 https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/530921/ 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 2.6.36 and 2.6.37, unresolved as well as resolved, at: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21782 Please let the tracking team know if there are any Bugzilla entries that should be added to the list in there. Thanks!
