This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.28, 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 2.6.28, 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 ---------------------------------------- 2009-02-08 82 45 36 2009-02-04 66 51 39 2009-01-20 38 35 27 2009-01-11 13 13 10 Unresolved regressions ---------------------- Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12671 Subject : uvc_status_cleanup(): undefined reference to `input_unregister_device' Submitter : Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-08 14:58 (1 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123410529909318&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12670 Subject : BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at pin_to_kill+0x21 Submitter : Alessandro Bono <alessandro.bono@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-08 11:04 (1 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123409113223833&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12669 Subject : 2.6.28.4 regression: mmap fails if mlockall used Submitter : Sami Farin <safari-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-08 10:52 (1 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123409037423068&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12668 Subject : USB flash disk surprise disconnect Submitter : Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-08 10:21 (1 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123408851821292&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12667 Subject : Badness at kernel/time/timekeeping.c:98 in pmud (timekeeping_suspended) Submitter : Paul Collins <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-21 7:15 (19 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=1c5745aa380efb6417b5681104b007c8612fb496 References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123252215315106&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12666 Subject : Build failure with latest -git: btrfs on ppc64 Submitter : Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-07 20:50 (2 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123404002114219&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12664 Subject : viafb triggers BUG at mm/vmalloc.c:294 Submitter : wixor <wixorpeek@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-07 19:44 (2 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123403591109515&w=4 Handled-By : Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12661 Subject : commit 64ff3b938ec6782e6585a83d5459b98b0c3f6eb8 breaks rlogin Submitter : Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-05 14:41 (4 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=64ff3b938ec6782e6585a83d5459b98b0c3f6eb8 References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123384496107361&w=4 Handled-By : Herbert Xu <herbert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12660 Subject : Linux 2.6.28.3 freezing on a 32-bits x86 Thinkpad T43p Submitter : Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-04 21:11 (5 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123378196022258&w=4 Handled-By : Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12659 Subject : Failure to resume two Sandisk USB flash drives attached to a Belkin USB Busport Mobile (F5U022). Submitter : 2.6.29-rc3-git3 -- Failure to resume two Sandisk USB flash drives Date : 2009-02-03 4:58 (6 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123363718614763&w=4 Handled-By : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12656 Subject : iwl3945 broken after hibernation: Wait for START_ALIVE timeout after 2000ms. Submitter : Alex Riesen <fork0@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-08 01:52 (1 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12650 Subject : Strange load average and ksoftirqd behavior with 2.6.29-rc2-git1 Submitter : Damien Wyart <damien.wyart@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-20 16:25 (20 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123246937207675&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12649 Subject : Early crash with 2.6.29-rc3 Submitter : Andrew McMillan <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-04 20:03 (5 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123377840816097&w=4 Handled-By : Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12617 Subject : unable to compile e100 firmware into kernel Submitter : Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-31 15:59 (9 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123341764915181&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12615 Subject : boot hangs while bringing up gianfar ethernet Submitter : Ira Snyder <iws@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-29 19:41 (11 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123325817201665&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12613 Subject : [Suspend regression][DRM, RADEON] Submitter : etienne <etienne.basset@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-28 22:00 (12 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9d51a5ad1154b5b20add1e8d30a5564f8aabbe9 References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123318030419558&w=4 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123334865404574&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12610 Subject : sync-Regression in 2.6.28.2? Submitter : Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-27 9:35 (13 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123304977706620&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12608 Subject : 2.6.29-rc powerpc G5 Xorg legacy_mem regression Submitter : Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-21 21:12 (19 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=d3a54014e2a94bd37b7dee5e76e03f7bc4fab49a References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123257250431870&w=4 Handled-By : Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12604 Subject : Commit 31a12666d8f0c22235297e1c1575f82061480029 slows down Berkeley DB Submitter : Jan Kara <jack@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-30 1:23 (10 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=31a12666d8f0c22235297e1c1575f82061480029 References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123327862901800&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12600 Subject : i915 lockdep warning Submitter : Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-13 23:17 (27 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123188898423532&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12574 Subject : possible circular locking dependency detected Submitter : Michael S. Tsirkin <m.s.tsirkin@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-29 11:35 (11 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12571 Subject : Suspend-resume on Dell Latitude D410 newly broken in 2.6.29-rc* Submitter : Ross Boswell <drb@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-29 03:46 (11 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12551 Subject : end_request: I/O error, dev cciss/c0d0, sector 87435720 Submitter : Ralf Hildebrandt <ralf.hildebrandt@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-27 06:51 (13 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12510 Subject : 2.6.29-rc2 dies on startup Submitter : Ferenc Wagner <wferi@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-19 12:53 (21 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123236969321703&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12508 Subject : "powerpc/pci: Reserve legacy regions on PCI" broke my G3 Submitter : Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-17 22:46 (23 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=c1f343028d35ba4e88cd4a3c44e0d8b8a84264ee References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123223247325452&w=4 Handled-By : Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12503 Subject : [slab corruption] BUG key_jar: Poison overwritten Submitter : Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-15 18:16 (25 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123204353425825&w=4 Handled-By : David Howells <dhowells@xxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12502 Subject : pipe_read oops on sh Submitter : Adrian McMenamin <lkmladrian@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-15 9:48 (25 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123201298005600&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12501 Subject : build bug in eeepc-laptop.c Submitter : Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-14 17:25 (26 days old) References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/1/14/315 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12499 Subject : Problem with using bluetooth adaper connected to usb port Submitter : Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-13 18:34 (27 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123187185426236&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12497 Subject : new barrier warnings in 2.6.29-rc1 Submitter : Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-12 15:46 (28 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123177528217154&w=4 Handled-By : Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@xxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12494 Subject : Sony backlight regression from 2.6.28 to 29-rc Submitter : Norbert Preining <preining@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-19 8:14 (21 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=123235286829512&w=4 Handled-By : Mattia Dongili <malattia@xxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12490 Subject : ath5k related kernel panic in 2.6.29-rc1 Submitter : Sergey S. Kostyliov <rathamahata@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-12 7:38 (28 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123174591509586&w=4 Handled-By : Bob Copeland <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12444 Subject : X hangs following switch from radeonfb console - Bisected Submitter : Graham Murray <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-13 14:03 (27 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7c1c2871a6a3a114853ec6836e9035ac1c0c7f7a Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12419 Subject : possible circular locking dependency on i915 dma Submitter : Wang Chen <wangchen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-08 14:11 (32 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123142399720125&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12418 Subject : Repeated ioctl(4, 0x40046445, ..) loop in glxgears Submitter : Pallipadi, Venkatesh <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-07 22:43 (33 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=7c1c2871a6a3a114853ec6836e9035ac1c0c7f7a References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123136836213319&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12414 Subject : iwl4965 cannot use "ap auto" on latest 2.6.28/29? Submitter : Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-05 4:13 (35 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123112882127823&w=4 Regressions with patches ------------------------ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12663 Subject : Commit 8c7e58e690ae60ab4215b025f433ed4af261e103 breaks resume Submitter : Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-07 18:40 (2 days old) References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/7/100 Handled-By : Brian Gerst <brgerst@xxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/7/100 http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/2/8/59 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12662 Subject : linux 2.6.29-rc3 kernel failure with mptsas Submitter : Morten P.D. Stevens <mstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-05 22:29 (4 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123387302729741&w=4 Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123396429501103&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12618 Subject : hackbench [pthread mode] regression with 2.6.29-rc3 Submitter : Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-02-01 7:30 (8 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=490dea45d00f01847ebebd007685d564aaf2cd98 References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123347347726527&w=4 Handled-By : Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123383366122146&w=4 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123383366222152&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12609 Subject : v2.6.29-rc2 libata sff 32bit PIO regression Submitter : Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-23 23:52 (17 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123275478111406&w=4 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123254501314058&w=4 Handled-By : Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@xxxxxxxx> Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sergei Shtylyov <sshtylyov@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123412278730735&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12606 Subject : fb_mmap: circular locking dependency on hibernation Submitter : Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-27 18:37 (13 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123308162731408&w=4 Handled-By : Andrea Righi <righi.andrea@xxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123365581406194&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12496 Subject : swsusp cannot find resume device (sometimes) Submitter : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-09 12:24 (31 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123150395731165&w=4 Handled-By : Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123156441218358&w=4 http://marc.info/?t=123156453100002&r=1&w=4 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12491 Subject : i915 lockdep warning Submitter : Brandeburg, Jesse <jesse.brandeburg@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-13 23:17 (27 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123188898423532&w=4 Handled-By : Roland Dreier <rolandd@xxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123378709730700&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12441 Subject : Xorg can't use dri on radeon X1950 AGP Submitter : Daniel Vetter <daniel@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-13 05:20 (27 days old) Handled-By : Dave Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxx> Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=20032&action=view Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12415 Subject : WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c:689 Submitter : Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2009-01-05 10:36 (35 days old) References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=123115178019082&w=4 Handled-By : Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx> Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-wireless&m=123316414222201&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 2.6.28, unresolved as well as resolved, at: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12398 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 linux-scsi" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
