This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.26, for which there are no fixes in the mainline I know of. If any of them have been fixed already, please let me know. If you know of any other unresolved regressions from 2.6.26, please let me know either and I'll add them to the list. Also, please let me 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 ---------------------------------------- 2008-09-12 163 51 38 2008-09-07 150 43 33 2008-08-30 135 48 36 2008-08-23 122 48 40 2008-08-16 103 47 37 2008-08-10 80 52 31 2008-08-02 47 31 20 Unresolved regressions ---------------------- Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11559 Subject : 2.6.27-rc6: nohz + s2ram = need to press keys to get progress Submitter : Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-12 8:31 (1 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122121384705262&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11557 Subject : Controlling backlight on thinkpad x60 Submitter : Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-08 15:10 (5 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122088987319698&w=4 Handled-By : Matthew Garrett <mjg59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11554 Subject : Partition check considered as error is breaking mounting in 2.6.27 Submitter : Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-12 16:56 (1 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122123862519434&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11553 Subject : Strange looking line from "ps aux" Submitter : Rogério Brito <rbrito@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-11 17:43 (2 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122115506018275&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11552 Subject : Disabling IRQ #23 Submitter : Justin Mattock <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-09 19:08 (4 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122098735230906&w=4 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122107367715361&w=4 Handled-By : Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11551 Subject : Semi-repeatable hard lockup on 2.6.27-rc6 Submitter : Steven Noonan <steven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-10 18:07 (3 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122107007407994&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11548 Subject : kernel BUG at drivers/pci/intel-iommu.c:1373! Submitter : Chris Mason <chris.mason@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-08 14:26 (5 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122088566310440&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11516 Subject : severe performance degradation on x86_64 going from 2.6.26-rc9 -> 2.6.27-rc5 Submitter : Jason Vas Dias <jason.vas.dias@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-07 13:59 (6 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11512 Subject : sort-of regression due to "kconfig: speed up all*config + randconfig" Submitter : Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-05 22:50 (8 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122065498013858&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11506 Subject : oops during unmount - ext3? (2.6.27-rc5) Submitter : Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-04 19:14 (9 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122055573123449&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11505 Subject : oltp ~10% regression with 2.6.27-rc5 on stoakley machine Submitter : Lin Ming <ming.m.lin@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-04 7:06 (9 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122051202202373&w=4 http://marc.info/?t=122089704700005&r=1&w=4 Handled-By : Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@xxxxxxxxxx> Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11504 Subject : reiserfs BUG in 2.6.27-rc5 Submitter : Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-03 16:35 (10 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122045982120138&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11501 Subject : Failed to open destination file: Permission deniedihex2fw Submitter : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-04 18:34 (9 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122055342419068&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11500 Subject : /proc/net bug related to selinux Submitter : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-04 17:45 (9 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122055041313270&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11485 Subject : 2.6.27-rc xen pvops regression? Submitter : Bernhard Schmidt <berni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-31 17:18 (13 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122020367015025&w=4 Handled-By : Alex Nixon <alex.nixon@xxxxxxxxxx> Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11476 Subject : failure to associate after resume from suspend to ram Submitter : Michael S. Tsirkin <m.s.tsirkin@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-01 13:33 (12 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122028529415108&w=4 Handled-By : Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@xxxxxxxxx> Dan Williams <dcbw@xxxxxxxxxx> Jouni Malinen <j@xxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11471 Subject : GPE storm detected, kernel freezes Submitter : George Gibbs <Vash63@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-31 22:00 (13 days old) Handled-By : Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11465 Subject : Linux-2.6.27-rc5, drm errors in log Submitter : Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-30 18:52 (14 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122012238925775&w=4 Handled-By : Dave Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11463 Subject : sshd hangs on close Submitter : Matthias Urlichs <matthias@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-30 9:18 (14 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122008800512864&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11459 Subject : kernel crash after wifi connection established Submitter : Alexey Kuznetsov <ak@xxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-30 03:08 (14 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11407 Subject : suspend: unable to handle kernel paging request Submitter : Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-21 17:28 (23 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121933974928881&w=4 Handled-By : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> Pekka Enberg <penberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11404 Subject : BUG: in 2.6.23-rc3-git7 in do_cciss_intr Submitter : rdunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-21 5:52 (23 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121929819616273&w=4 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121932889105368&w=4 Handled-By : Miller, Mike (OS Dev) <Mike.Miller@xxxxxx> James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11398 Subject : hda_intel: IRQ timing workaround is activated for card #0. Suggest a bigger bdl_pos_adj. Submitter : Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-21 17:17 (23 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11380 Subject : lockdep warning: cpu_add_remove_lock at:cpu_maps_update_begin+0x14/0x16 Submitter : Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-20 6:44 (24 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121921480931970&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11357 Subject : Can not boot up with zd1211rw USB-Wlan Stick Submitter : uwe <kender@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-16 14:17 (28 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11343 Subject : SATA Cold Boot Problems with 2.6.27-rc[23] on nVidia 680i Submitter : Manny Maxwell <mannymax@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-14 4:16 (30 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121868782917600&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11340 Subject : LTP overnight run resulted in unusable box Submitter : Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-13 9:24 (31 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121861951902949&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11335 Subject : 2.6.27-rc2-git5 BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request Submitter : Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-12 4:18 (32 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121851477201960&w=4 http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/16/274 Handled-By : Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11308 Subject : tbench regression on each kernel release from 2.6.22 -> 2.6.28 Submitter : Christoph Lameter <cl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-11 18:36 (33 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121847986119495&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11272 Subject : BUG: parport_serial in 2.6.27-rc1 for NetMos Technology PCI 9835 Submitter : Jaswinder Singh <jaswinderlinux@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-05 15:12 (39 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121794900319776&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11271 Subject : BUG: fealnx in 2.6.27-rc1 Submitter : Jaswinder Singh <jaswinderlinux@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-05 14:58 (39 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=121794762016830&w=4 http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/10/98 Handled-By : Francois Romieu <romieu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11264 Subject : Invalid op opcode in kernel/workqueue Submitter : Jean-Luc Coulon <jean.luc.coulon@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-07 04:18 (37 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11230 Subject : Kconfig no longer outputs a .config with freshly updated defconfigs Submitter : Josh Boyer <jwboyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-02 16:03 (42 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121769306319391&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11224 Subject : Only three cores found on quad-core machine. Submitter : Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-01 18:15 (43 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121761475224719&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11220 Subject : Screen stays black after resume Submitter : Nico Schottelius <nico@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-07-31 21:05 (44 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121753882422899&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11215 Subject : INFO: possible recursive locking detected ps2_command Submitter : Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-07-31 9:41 (44 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121749737011637&w=4 Handled-By : Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11210 Subject : libata badness Submitter : Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-07-31 18:53 (44 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-ide&m=121753059307310&w=4 Handled-By : Kumar Gala <galak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11207 Subject : VolanoMark regression with 2.6.27-rc1 Submitter : Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-07-31 3:20 (44 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121747464114335&w=4 Handled-By : Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx> Dhaval Giani <dhaval@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Miao Xie <miaox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Regressions with patches ------------------------ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11556 Subject : e100: PCI wake-up handling rework causes "Error clearing wake event" Submitter : Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-09 6:12 (4 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=122094080712131&w=4 Handled-By : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122096638020191&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11555 Subject : rmmod ide-cd_mod: tried to init an initialized object, something is seriously wrong. Submitter : Mariusz Kozlowski <m.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-07-16 2:22 (59 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-ide&m=122061839713526&w=4 Handled-By : Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122095622602315&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11550 Subject : pnp: Huge number of "io resource overlap" messages Submitter : Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-09 10:50 (4 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122095745403793&w=4 Handled-By : Rene Herman <rene.herman@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@xxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122098498125536&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11549 Subject : 2.6.27-rc5 acpi: EC Storm error message on bootup Submitter : <jmerkey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-02 21:27 (11 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122039255517586&w=4 Handled-By : Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@xxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122098180019264&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11547 Subject : build issue #565 for v2.6.27-rc5 : undefined reference to `ei_interrupt' in hp-plus.c Submitter : Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@xxxxxx> Date : 2008-09-07 13:19 (6 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122079361508022&w=4 Handled-By : Randy.Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-next&m=122038632306156&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11507 Subject : usb: sometimes dead keyboard after boot Submitter : Frans Pop <elendil@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-26 21:03 (18 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121977815018224&w=2 Handled-By : Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg09735.html Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11442 Subject : btusb hibernation/suspend breakage in current -git Submitter : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-25 11:37 (19 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-bluetooth&m=121966402012074&w=4 Handled-By : Oliver Neukum <oliver@xxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-bluetooth&m=121967226027323&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11439 Subject : [2.6.27-rc4-git4] compilation warnings Submitter : Rufus & Azrael <rufus-azrael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-26 9:37 (18 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121974353815440&w=4 Handled-By : Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121976424221858&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11382 Subject : e1000e: 2.6.27-rc1 corrupts EEPROM/NVM Submitter : David Vrabel <david.vrabel@xxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-08 10:47 (36 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121819267211679&w=4 Handled-By : Christopher Li <chrisl@xxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits&m=122038324200305&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11358 Subject : net: forcedeth call restore mac addr in nv_shutdown path Submitter : Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-17 3:30 (27 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121894389018584&w=4 Handled-By : Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@xxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121894389018584&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11336 Subject : 2.6.27-rc2:stall while mounting root fs Submitter : Torsten Kaiser <just.for.lkml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-12 12:37 (32 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121854484015909&w=4 Handled-By : Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=17622 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11276 Subject : build error: CONFIG_OPTIMIZE_INLINING=y causes gcc 4.2 to do stupid things Submitter : Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-06 17:18 (38 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121804329014332&w=4 http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/22/353 Handled-By : Bjorn Helgaas <bjorn.helgaas@xxxxxx> Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/22/364 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11237 Subject : corrupt PMD after resume Submitter : Alan Jenkins <alan-jenkins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2008-08-02 9:51 (42 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=121767073424952&w=4 Handled-By : Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx> Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=122001615314700&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 from 2.6.26, unresolved as well as resolved, at: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11167 Please let me know if there are any Bugzilla entries that should be added to the list in there. Thanks, Rafael -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-testers" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
