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 ---------------------------------------- 2011-02-03 118 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=27892 Subject : SNB: GPU hang with Slip xscreensaver Submitter : Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-31 12:06 (3 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@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-23 12:06 (11 days old) Message-ID : <201101231306.23069.Martin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-18 13:11 (16 days old) Message-ID : <4D359188.3040408@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129535632319892&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27532 Subject : ath9k prevents CPU from entering lower C-states Submitter : Thomas BÃchler <thomas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-24 22:43 (10 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27402 Subject : Atheros adapter no longer loads firmware Submitter : Michal Vaner <vorner@xxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-23 15:29 (11 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/be93112accb42c5586a459683d71975cc70673ca Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=27152 Subject : VGA output broken at cold boot Submitter : Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-20 13:26 (14 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@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-20 11:51 (14 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26942 Subject : radeon: screen distortion on resume Submitter : Brett Witherspoon <spoonb@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-17 13:23 (17 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26932 Subject : [SNB mobile] Oops in DRM intel driver, esp. during S3/S4 stress test Submitter : Matthias Hopf <mat@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-17 11:45 (17 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26842 Subject : [2.6.37 regression] threads with CPU affinity cannot be killed Submitter : tim blechmann <tim@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-16 13:39 (18 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26802 Subject : b43: Suspend failed Submitter : Patrick MatthÃi <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-15 18:56 (19 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26582 Subject : NULL pointer dereference on pipe creation Submitter : Ferenc WÃgner <wferi@xxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-12 13:30 (22 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26552 Subject : Screen flickering with 2.6.37 [ATI X1600] Submitter : Andrea Iob <andrea_iob@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-11 22:53 (23 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26212 Subject : kernel NULL pointer dereference in pxa3xx_nand_probe Submitter : Sven Neumann <s.neumann@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-05 11:43 (29 days old) Message-ID : <1294227801.3996.62.camel@sven> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129422903703756&w=2 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@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-02 21:22 (32 days old) Message-ID : <AANLkTinpoM8FuG8UkF88xs_V37dz_wgE8t-s0JPzaS-w@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-30 15:08 (35 days old) Message-ID : <201012301608.40859.pluto@xxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129372388925679&w=2 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25922 Subject : IdeaPad Y530 brightness keys not functioning Submitter : Tomasz <tm.temp@xxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-30 12:48 (35 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@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-29 11:47 (36 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25732 Subject : i915 turns picture green when display switched off-on Submitter : TÃnu Raitviir <jussuf@xxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-27 22:14 (38 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/3c17fe4b8f40a112a85758a9ab2aebf772bdd647 Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 (43 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 (44 days old) Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25072 Subject : backlight level is not maintened during LID close/open Submitter : Lukas Hejtmanek <xhejtman@xxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-12-17 11:56 (48 days old) 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 (51 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 (52 days old) Handled-By : Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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 (55 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=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 (57 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=22942 Subject : [2.6.37-rc1, OOM] virtblk: OOM in do_virtblk_request() Submitter : Dave Chinner <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-05 1:30 (90 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 (90 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 (90 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 (85 days old) 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 (93 days old) Message-ID : <20101102155813.09cb2c6e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128870991628970&w=2 Regressions with patches ------------------------ 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@xxxxxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-20 17:23 (14 days old) First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/4651918a4afdd49bdea21d2f919b189ef17a6399 Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=44532 Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26242 Subject : BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null) Submitter : Steffen Michalke <StMichalke@xxxxxx> Date : 2011-01-06 20:59 (28 days old) Patch : http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-btrfs/msg08051.html 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 (36 days old) Message-ID : <4D1AD935.1020504@xxxxxxxxxx> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129360511222037&w=2 Patch : https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/12/29/131 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 (43 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=23472 Subject : 2.6.37-rc2 vs. 2.6.36 laptop backlight changes? Submitter : Patrick Schaaf <netdev@xxxxxx> Date : 2010-11-17 13:41 (78 days old) Message-ID : <1290001262.5727.2.camel@lat1> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=129000127920912&w=2 Handled-By : Indan Zupancic <indan@xxxxxx> Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=43482 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! -- 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
