This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.36, 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 regressions from 2.6.36, 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 ---------------------------------------- 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=25842 Subject : thinkpad T410s intel i915 regression Submitter : Travis Hume <travis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-29 18:21 (1 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25822 Subject : [BUG] kernel BUG at mm/truncate.c:479! on 2.6.37-rc8 Submitter : Gurudas Pai <gurudas.pai@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-29 6:58 (1 days old) Message-ID : <4D1AD935.1020504@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129360511222037&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25812 Subject : 2.6.37-rc7: Regression: b43: crashes in hwrng_register() Submitter : Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe <Mario.Holbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-28 13:32 (2 days old) Message-ID : <slrnihjpnh.7t4.Mario.Holbe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129354319002301&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25602 Subject : [regression] 2.6.37-rc5: scsi_eh_11 CPU loop Submitter : Martin Steigerwald <Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-20 10:05 (10 days old) Message-ID : <201012201105.08993.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129283954108331&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25432 Subject : Alpha fails to build with gcc 4.4 Submitter : Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-22 01:55 (8 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25402 Subject : kernel (2.6.37-8-generic_amd64) panic on boot (with message "map_single: bounce buffer is not DMA'ble) - possible regression !!! Submitter : carlos <carlos.palma@xxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-21 19:58 (9 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25392 Subject : scsi_eh_11 CPU loop Submitter : Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-08-18 6:18 (134 days old) Message-ID : <1282112318.21202.8.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?t=129283967100004&r=1&w=2 http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/20/52 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24882 Subject : PM/Hibernate: Memory corruption patch introduces regression (2.6.36.2) Submitter : <akwatts@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-14 04:00 (16 days old) 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@xxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-13 11:09 (17 days old) Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24772 Subject : Crash with btrfs rootfs on dm-crypt [ kernel BUG at fs/btrfs/inode.c:806! ] on linux 2.6.37-rc5 Submitter : Fabio Comolli <fabio.comolli@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-10 20:30 (20 days old) Message-ID : <AANLkTi=j9zsaYNcu=NgGV=HfE-3rNHzVswov8VrgwjQp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129201308706568&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24762 Subject : BUG at perf_ctx_adjust_freq (kernel/perf_event.c:1582) Submitter : Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-10 12:00 (20 days old) Message-ID : <c6d829$pqibha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129198247531612&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24592 Subject : 2.6.37-rc5: NULL pointer oops in selinux_socket_unix_stream_connect Submitter : Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-08 21:09 (22 days old) Message-ID : <4CFFF3F3.90100@xxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129184256629712&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24582 Subject : Kernel Oops at tty_buffer_request_room when using pppd program (2.6.37-rc4) Submitter : baoyb <baoyb@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-08 13:55 (22 days old) Message-ID : <EF6DDE218DB34702B1FA84D6CD7EA771@baoyb> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129181763525738&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24372 Subject : kdump broken on 2.6.37-rc4 Submitter : Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-03 11:16 (27 days old) Message-ID : <20101203111623.GA2741@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129137502323003&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24362 Subject : perf hw in kexeced kernel broken in tip Submitter : Yinghai Lu <yinghai@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-01 8:00 (29 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/33c6d6a7ad0ffab9b1b15f8e4107a2af072a05a0 Message-ID : <4CF60095.1020900@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129119055922065&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=24272 Subject : iotop reports insane per-process disk read/write statistics Submitter : Brian Rogers <brian@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-03 12:00 (27 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/85893120699f8bae8caa12a8ee18ab5fceac978e Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23902 Subject : [BUG] 2.6.37-rc3 massive interactivity regression on ARM Submitter : Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-27 15:16 (33 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/305e6835e05513406fa12820e40e4a8ecb63743c Message-ID : <<19697.8378.717761.236202@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129087098911837&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23472 Subject : 2.6.37-rc2 vs. 2.6.36 laptop backlight changes? Submitter : Patrick Schaaf <netdev@xxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-17 13:41 (43 days old) Message-ID : <1290001262.5727.2.camel@lat1> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129000127920912&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23102 Subject : [bisected] i915 regression in post 2.6.36 kernels Submitter : Johannes Hirte <johannes.hirte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-10 7:02 (50 days old) Message-ID : <201011100802.20332.johannes.hirte@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128937310017057&w=2 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-05 1:30 (55 days old) Message-ID : <20101105013003.GE13830@dastard> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128892062917641&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22912 Subject : spi_lm70llp module crash on unload (2.6.37-rc1) Submitter : Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-05 0:16 (55 days old) Message-ID : <20101104171620.00d8c95d.randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128891627913647&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22882 Subject : (2.6.37-rc1) amd64-agp module crashed on second load Submitter : Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-05 0:13 (55 days old) Message-ID : <20101104171333.fea1f498.randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128891605213447&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@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-10 19:33 (50 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22562 Subject : Regression in 2.6.37-rc1 - logs spammed with "unable to enumerate USB port" - bisected to commit 3df7169e Submitter : Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-02 22:32 (58 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/3df7169e73fc1d71a39cffeacc969f6840cdf52b Message-ID : <4CD09166.4060202@xxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128873713207906&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22542 Subject : [2.6.37-rc1] drm:i195 errors Submitter : Paul Rolland <rol@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-02 14:58 (58 days old) Message-ID : <20101102155813.09cb2c6e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128870991628970&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22472 Subject : vga_switcheroo fails to switch from intel to ati Submitter : Radu Andries <admiral0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-08 16:46 (52 days old) Regressions with patches ------------------------ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25442 Subject : ixp4xx defines FREQ macro; conflicts with gspca/ov519 driver Submitter : Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-22 02:02 (8 days old) Handled-By : Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=41252 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25422 Subject : nouveau fails to build on ia64 Submitter : Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-22 01:49 (8 days old) Handled-By : Ben Hutchings <ben@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=41242 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25012 Subject : BUG: i915 causes NULL pointer dereference in 2.6.37-rc5-git4 Submitter : TÃnu Raitviir <jussuf@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-15 12:48 (15 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/da79de97d254145dcb7c08c978b1093eac15ec9c Message-ID : <alpine.DEB.2.00.1012151238570.4797@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://www.spinics.net/lists/dri-devel/msg06282.html Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=41502 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22812 Subject : kernel oops on 2.6.37-rc1 Submitter : Andrew <atswartz@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-12 16:05 (48 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/a68c439b1966c91f0ef474e2bf275d6792312726 Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=41192 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22672 Subject : Regression in 2.6.37-rc1 for Intel 945 Graphics Adapter - bisected to commit e9e331a Submitter : Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-11 01:56 (49 days old) References : https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=31803 http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128944001311444&w=2 http://www.mail-archive.com/intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/msg02235.html Patch : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/359472/ https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/359502/ Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22662 Subject : divide error in select_task_rq_fair() Submitter : Myron Stowe <myron.stowe@xxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-10 23:58 (50 days old) Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/13/176 http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/13/181 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 2.6.36, 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! -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html