This message contains a list of some post-2.6.37 regressions introduced before 2.6.38, 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-2.6.37 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 ---------------------------------------- 2011-04-17 98 28 28 2011-03-27 88 26 26 2011-03-06 70 27 26 2011-02-21 51 18 17 2011-02-12 39 20 18 2011-02-03 19 11 7 Unresolved regressions ---------------------- Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32862 Subject : acer_wmi partially crashes ACPI/EC (Aspire 8930G) Submitter : Hector Martin <hector@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-04-07 17:44 (11 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32762 Subject : Booting with external monitor attached results in red flickering screen on the external monitor Submitter : Anton <anton.bugs@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-04-06 04:50 (12 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32202 Subject : 2.6.38 hangs on boot until key is pressed Submitter : Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-27 19:18 (22 days old) Message-ID : <1301253485.2500.2.camel@deuteros> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130125411116558&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32112 Subject : Writes to USB flash drives are extremely slow in 2.6.38 Submitter : Delan Azabani <delan@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-29 08:10 (20 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32072 Subject : 2.6.38 Regression: Nvidia GeForce8400 + i915 = Crash on Boot Submitter : simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date : 2011-03-24 15:20 (25 days old) Message-ID : <fe471c05897776b7c26b9fd2603e3b76.squirrel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130100955926434&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31982 Subject : XFS memory allocation deadlock in 2.6.38 Submitter : Sean Noonan <Sean.Noonan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-21 16:19 (28 days old) Message-ID : <081DDE43F61F3D43929A181B477DCA95639B52FD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130072585111310&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31922 Subject : ath5k: Decreased throughput in IBSS or 802.11n mode Submitter : Jeff Cook <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-26 20:06 (23 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31872 Subject : boot panic unless acpi=off, Thread overran stack, or stack corrupted - Toshiba Satellite/mobile P4 Submitter : Pascal Dormeau <pdormeau@xxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-25 20:17 (24 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31782 Subject : nouveau: lockdep spew Submitter : Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-24 09:51 (25 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31702 Subject : ath5k phy2: failed to wakeup the MAC Chip Submitter : Justin P. Mattock <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-22 19:15 (27 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31572 Subject : BUG in vb_alloc() - firewire crash at boot Submitter : Pavel Kysilka <goldenfish@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-21 12:40 (28 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31532 Subject : 2.6.38: Quota over NFS4 Submitter : Adam Lackorzynski <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-17 13:32 (32 days old) Message-ID : <20110317133247.GB6424@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130036878203485&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31452 Subject : ath9k: throughput issue in 802.11n and also IBSS mode Submitter : Richard SchÃtz <r.schtz@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-19 19:06 (30 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31402 Subject : Diminished brightness at startup Submitter : Guilherme Salazar <guilhermesalazar@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-18 16:29 (31 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31322 Subject : 2.6.38-rc echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches repairs mplayer distortions Submitter : Hans de Bruin <jmdebruin@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-14 21:34 (35 days old) Message-ID : <4D7E89E7.3080505@xxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=130014181919827&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31012 Subject : WARNING: Perf: bad frame pointer = (null), 2.6.38-rc8 Submitter : Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-12 19:08 (37 days old) Message-ID : <20110312140851.52420149@katamari> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129995721014931&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30992 Subject : 2.6.38-rc7: Some strange soft-lockup Submitter : Dmitry Nezhevenko <dion@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-06 14:01 (43 days old) Message-ID : <20110306140104.GA7700@xxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129942161205739&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30852 Subject : Seldom errors after suspend/resume causing problems Submitter : Mehmet Giritli <mehmet@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-10 10:53 (39 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30582 Subject : WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c:536 ath_stoprecv+0xc8/0xda [ath9k]() Submitter : Justin Mattock <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-03-03 5:47 (46 days old) Message-ID : <AANLkTik9To0Rkq2FRqQFB2wNu0kyJ7CzyBek2jBp36Cb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129913127722786&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29992 Subject : boot hang 2.6.37.1 regression w/ intel_idle and CONFIG_NO_HZ=n - asus p7p55d le Submitter : De Ganseman Amaury <amaury.deganseman@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-27 10:38 (50 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29852 Subject : 2.6.38-rc5: nfsd: page allocation failure. spinlock trylock failure on UP Submitter : Alexander Beregalov <a.beregalov@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-21 20:33 (56 days old) Message-ID : <AANLkTi=14N_c_B7mLY0H8Dt8pte6C0mjFnVuC37e44Hs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=129832042402668&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29672 Subject : [regression][ALSA][hda-conexant][2.6.38-rcX] external microphone sound too quiet Submitter : Shawn Starr <shawn.starr@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-19 6:02 (58 days old) Message-ID : <474630.25335.qm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129809536502092&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28802 Subject : commit 5d1d0cc breaks resume from suspend on Thinkpad X201 Submitter : BjÃrn SchlieÃmann <chronoss@xxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-10 17:23 (67 days old) Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28642 Subject : ACPI broken on DELL Latitude E6410 in 2.6.38-rc3 Submitter : Adam Kovari <kovariadam@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-08 22:22 (69 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28562 Subject : [BUG] usb problems in .38-rc3+ Submitter : Ed Tomlinson <edt@xxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-05 19:17 (72 days old) Message-ID : <201102051417.58953.edt@xxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129693391417607&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28522 Subject : Unable to mount FAT-formatted floppy on /dev/fd0, plus WARN_ON when using /dev/fd0u1440 Submitter : Alex Villacis Lasso <avillaci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-07 17:21 (70 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28452 Subject : 2.6.38-rc3 regression on parisc: segfaults Submitter : Meelis Roos <mroos@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-02-01 22:00 (76 days old) Message-ID : <alpine.SOC.1.00.1102012342200.25944@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129659763426600&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28422 Subject : kref and apparmor panic in 2.6.38-rc2. Submitter : Tao Ma <tm@xxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-31 10:06 (77 days old) Message-ID : <4D46899B.80302@xxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129646840303149&w=2 Regressions with patches ------------------------ 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 2.6.37 and 2.6.38, unresolved as well as resolved, at: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27352 Please let the tracking team know if there are any Bugzilla entries that should be added to the list in there. Thanks! _______________________________________________ linux-pm mailing list linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pm
