2.6.37-rc2-git4: Reported regressions from 2.6.36

Rafael J. Wysocki rjw at sisk.pl
Thu Nov 18 15:23:56 PST 2010


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
  ----------------------------------------
  2010-11-19       39       29          25


Unresolved regressions
----------------------

Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23222
Subject		: 2.6.36 radeon KMS: [drm] Cannot find any crtc or sizes
Submitter	: Ján Bednár <jan.bednar at gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-11-18 15:33 (1 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23142
Subject		: autofs4 hang in 2.6.37-rc1
Submitter	: Avi Kivity <avi at redhat.com>
Date		: 2010-11-14 12:55 (5 days old)
Message-ID	: <4CDFDC2B.6040205 at redhat.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128973936026185&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23122
Subject		: Regression in 2.6.37-rc1 for Intel 915 Graphics Adapter - bisected to commit e9e331a
Submitter	: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger at lwfinger.net>
Date		: 2010-11-11 1:47 (8 days old)
Message-ID	: <4CDB4B1D.7000503 at lwfinger.net>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128944001311444&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 at fem.tu-ilmenau.de>
Date		: 2010-11-10 7:02 (9 days old)
Message-ID	: <201011100802.20332.johannes.hirte at fem.tu-ilmenau.de>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128937310017057&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23092
Subject		: WARNING in tty_io.c
Submitter	: Shan Wei <shanwei at cn.fujitsu.com>
Date		: 2010-11-10 8:06 (9 days old)
Message-ID	: <4CDA5291.4010802 at cn.fujitsu.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128937645120159&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23012
Subject		: ftdi_sio /dev/ttyUSB error:  "Resource Temporarily Unavailable"
Submitter	: Kevin Smith <thirdwiggin at gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-11-16 06:25 (3 days old)


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 at fromorbit.com>
Date		: 2010-11-05 1:30 (14 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101105013003.GE13830 at 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 at oracle.com>
Date		: 2010-11-05 0:16 (14 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101104171620.00d8c95d.randy.dunlap at oracle.com>
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 at oracle.com>
Date		: 2010-11-05 0:13 (14 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101104171333.fea1f498.randy.dunlap at oracle.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128891605213447&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22812
Subject		: kernel oops on 2.6.37-rc1
Submitter	: Andrew <atswartz at gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-11-12 16:05 (7 days old)
First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/a68c439b1966c91f0ef474e2bf275d6792312726


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22692
Subject		: [regression, 2.6.37-rc1] 'ip link tap0 up' stuck in do_exit()
Submitter	: Dave Chinner <david at fromorbit.com>
Date		: 2010-11-03 6:26 (16 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101103062609.GB31163 at dastard>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128876560131870&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22682
Subject		: [oops, 2.6.37-rc1] Unpacking initramfs failed, oops in free_init_pages()
Submitter	: Dave Chinner <david at fromorbit.com>
Date		: 2010-11-03 1:54 (16 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101103015427.GA31163 at dastard>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128874930119723&w=2


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 at lwfinger.net>
Date		: 2010-11-11 01:56 (8 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22652
Subject		: [drm:i915_gem_mmap_gtt_ioctl] *ERROR* Attempting to mmap a purgeable buffer
Submitter	: Tobias <devnull at plzk.org>
Date		: 2010-11-10 21:59 (9 days old)


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 at plzk.org>
Date		: 2010-11-10 19:33 (9 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22572
Subject		: Linux 2.6.37-rc1 (acpi_video)
Submitter	: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap at oracle.com>
Date		: 2010-11-02 18:51 (17 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101102115106.bac57d21.randy.dunlap at oracle.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128872403920449&w=2
		  http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=128874714517914&w=2


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 at lwfinger.net>
Date		: 2010-11-02 22:32 (17 days old)
First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/3df7169e73fc1d71a39cffeacc969f6840cdf52b
Message-ID	: <4CD09166.4060202 at lwfinger.net>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128873713207906&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22552
Subject		: AMD boot freeze bisected to b126b4703afa4010b161784a43650337676dd03b
Submitter	: Borislav Petkov <bp at amd64.org>
Date		: 2010-11-02 17:03 (17 days old)
First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/b126b4703afa4010b161784a43650337676dd03b
Message-ID	: <20101102170335.GC24927 at aftab>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128871752109913&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 at witbe.net>
Date		: 2010-11-02 14:58 (17 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101102155813.09cb2c6e at tux.DEF.witbe.net>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128870991628970&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22532
Subject		: 2.6.37-rc1: BUG: scheduling while atomic (kvm_init)
Submitter	: Thomas Meyer <thomas at m3y3r.de>
Date		: 2010-11-02 19:06 (17 days old)
Message-ID	: <50AA24C585B14210A44AB599605C7CBD at hugo>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128872479921559&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22522
Subject		: 2.6.37-rc1 boot Problem - BUG: unable to handle kernel null pointer - dmesg und config Datei
Submitter	: werner <w.landgraf at ru.ru>
Date		: 2010-11-02 2:09 (17 days old)
Message-ID	: <web-395697375 at zbackend1.aha.ru>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128866380110940&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 at tuxfamily.org>
Date		: 2010-11-08 16:46 (11 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22282
Subject		: 2.6.37-rc1: WARNING..debugobjects: ODEBUG: free active (active state 0) object type: percpu_counter
Submitter	: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap at oracle.com>
Date		: 2010-11-01 21:58 (18 days old)
Message-ID	: <4CCF37E8.1070208 at oracle.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128864879328429&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22102
Subject		: [2.6.36-09452-g2d10d87] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
Submitter	: Carlos R. Mafra <crmafra2 at gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-10-30 20:07 (20 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101030200751.GA2866 at Pilar.aei.mpg.de>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128846935825136&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22082
Subject		: 2.6.36-git11 -- kernel/pid.c:419 invoked rcu_dereference_check() without protection!
Submitter	: Miles Lane <miles.lane at gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-10-29 5:22 (21 days old)
Message-ID	: <AANLkTimGgzOZb8EwUQO16cZcL+ycveKTYzg_AAX+D+Kw at mail.gmail.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128832975924288&w=2


Regressions with patches
------------------------

Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22962
Subject		: building (e)glibc against 2.6.37-rc1 headers fails
Submitter	:  <stephan at openelec.tv>
Date		: 2010-11-15 00:09 (4 days old)
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22962#c5


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22932
Subject		: [REGRESSION] [2.6.37-rc1] Fan noise after suspend to ram/disk
Submitter	: Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki at gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-11-04 16:06 (15 days old)
First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/3e384ee6c687cb397581ee8f9440fc8220cfac80
Message-ID	: <201011041706.59046.maciej.rutecki at gmail.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128888684308982&w=2
Handled-By	: Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw at sisk.pl>
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=37372


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22722
Subject		: regression since 2.6.36: backlight in sony-laptop not working
Submitter	: Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at>
Date		: 2010-11-04 14:29 (15 days old)
Message-ID	: <20101104142915.GC7650 at gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128888097600601&w=2
Handled-By	: Mattia Dongili <malattia at linux.it>
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=37442


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22662
Subject		: divide error in select_task_rq_fair()
Submitter	: Myron Stowe <myron.stowe at hp.com>
Date		: 2010-11-10 23:58 (9 days old)
Patch		: http://lkml.org/lkml/2010/11/13/176


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!



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