2.6.24-rc5-git1: Reported regressions from 2.6.23

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Tue Dec 11 2007 - 20:24:44 EST


This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.23 reported since
2.6.24-rc1 was released, 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 2.6.23, 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.

Listed regressions statistics:
Date Total Pending
Today 106 31
2007-12-08 98 29
2007-12-01 85 29
2007-11-24 75 25
2007-11-19 68 26
2007-11-17 65 25


Subject : EHCI causes system to resume instantly from S4
Submitter : Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-10-28 14:56
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/10/27/66
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9258
Handled-By : "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@xxxxxxx>
David Brownell <david-b@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :
Workaround : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9258#c30


Subject : PATA scan: ACPI Exception AE_AML_PACKAGE_LIMIT... is beyond end of object
Submitter : Hans de Bruin <bruinjm@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-07 13:34
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9320
Handled-By : Robert Moore <Robert.Moore@xxxxxxxxx>
Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
Fu Michael <michael.fu@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : snd_hda_intel 2.6.24-rc2 bug: interrupts don't always work on Lenovo X60s
Submitter : Roland Dreier <rdreier@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-08 14:55
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/8/255
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9332
Handled-By : Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/16/66


Subject : system hangs after a few minutes
Submitter : Marcus Better <marcus@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-08 23:15
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9335
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13871&action=view


Subject : cd/dvd inaccessible in 2.6.24-rc2
Submitter : Will Trives <will@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-11 10:36
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/9/290
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9346
Handled-By : Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : The keyboard doesn't work
Submitter : Francois Valenduc <francois.valenduc@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-13 00:52
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9362
Handled-By : Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@xxxxxxx>
Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13892&action=view
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13893&action=view
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13907&action=view
Note : patches to apply in this order, top-down


Subject : v2.6.24-rc2-409-g9418d5d: attempt to access beyond end of device
Submitter : Thomas Meyer <thomas@xxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-13 13:11
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/13/250
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9370
Handled-By : Matthew Wilcox <matthew@xxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : SError: { DevExch } occuring and causing disruption
Submitter : Avuton Olrich <avuton@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-15 22:39
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9393
Handled-By : Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
Mark Lord <mlord@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : Not work light of button-led with module b43 in chipset broadcom 4318
Submitter : Cristian Aravena Romero <caravena@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-19 20:15
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9414
Handled-By : Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : unable to turn cooling device 'off' - LG LE50 Express laptop
Submitter : Marcus Better <marcus@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-22 01:32
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9432
Handled-By : Len Brown <lenb@xxxxxxxxxx>
Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@xxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : 2.6.24-rc3 can't see sd partitions on Alpha
Submitter : Bob Tracy <rct@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-25 03:55
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/18/3
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9457
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@xxxxxxxx>
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/11/141


Subject : 2.6.24-rc3-git2 softlockup detected
Submitter : Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-28 15:46
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/28/16
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9472
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : jiffies counter leaps in 2.6.24-rc3
Submitter : Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-11-29 08:36
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/11/24/53
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9475
Handled-By : Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/7/132


Subject : kernel GPF in 2.6.24 (g09f345da)
Submitter : Jon Nelson <jnelson-kernel-bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-01 11:54
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9482
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/8/235


Subject : 20000+ wake-ups/second in 2.6.24
Submitter : Mark Lord <lkml@xxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-02 04:23
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/1/141
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9489
Handled-By : Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : 2.6.24: false double-clicks from USB mouse
Submitter : Mark Lord <lkml@xxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-02 12:05
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/2/86
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9492
Handled-By : Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx>
Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : Battery shows up twice in kpowersave
Submitter : Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-03 12:06
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9494
Handled-By : Alexey Starikovskiy <astarikovskiy@xxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : kobject ->k_name memory leak
Submitter : Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-03 13:42
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/3/20
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9496
Handled-By : Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : PS3: trouble with SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP and kexec
Submitter : Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-03 14:12
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/3/137
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9499
Handled-By : Milton Miller <miltonm@xxxxxxx>
Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Yasunori Goto <y-goto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/5/73


Subject : 2.6.24-rc4 hwmon it87 probe fails
Submitter : Mike Houston <mikeserv@xxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-06 17:10
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/4/466
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9514
Handled-By : Shaohua Li <shaohua.li@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/9/186


Subject : 2.6.24-rc3-git4 NFS crossmnt regression
Submitter : Shane <gnome42@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-07 11:33
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/6/410
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9522
Handled-By : "Trond Myklebust" <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13908&action=view


Subject : soft lockup - CPU#1 stuck for 15s! [swapper:0]
Submitter : "Parag Warudkar" <parag.warudkar@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-07 18:14
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/7/299
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9525
Handled-By : "Pallipadi, Venkatesh" <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx>
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : STD regression rc1 -> rc234, suspend fails completely
Submitter : Andreas Mohr <andi@xxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-09 05:39
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/8/34
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9530
Handled-By : Robert Hancock <hancockr@xxxxxxx>
Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : circular locking dependency when unplugging USB keyboard
Submitter : Marcus Better <marcus@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-10 05:30
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9532
Handled-By : Alan Stern <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13955&action=view


Subject : 2.6.24-rc4: some ahci/acpi interaction causes delays during boot
Submitter : PaX Team <pageexec@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-10 05:55
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9533
Handled-By : Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@xxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :
Workaround : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9533#c9


Subject : BUG fs/dcache.c:595 in 2.4.24rc3-git3 during NFS umount
Submitter : Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-10 13:32
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/12/8/58
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9536
Handled-By : Trond Myklebust <trond.myklebust@xxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : System reboots after restoring hibernation image (s2disk)
Submitter : Adam Jones <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-11 02:11
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9541
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9541#c2


Subject : BUG: bad unlock balance detected!
Submitter : Krzysztof Oledzki <olel@xxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-11 03:17
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9542
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : RTNL: assertion failed at net/ipv6/addrconf.c (2164)/RTNL: assertion failed at net/ipv4/devinet.c (1055)
Submitter : Krzysztof Oledzki <olel@xxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-11 03:20
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9543
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch :


Subject : Cannot bring up a bridge interface without a MAC address set
Submitter : Daniel Berrange <berrange@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2007-12-11 11:04
References : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9545
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=119741724408852&w=2


For details, please 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 2.6.23,
unresolved as well as resolved, at:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9243

Please let me know if there are any Bugzilla entries that should be added to
the list in there.

Thanks,
Rafael
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