2.6.25-rc5-git3: Reported regressions from 2.6.24

From: Rafael J. Wysocki
Date: Thu Mar 13 2008 - 20:37:50 EST

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This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.24 reported since
2.6.25-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 2.6.24, 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 Unresolved
----------------------------------------
2008-03-14 145 45 39
2008-03-12 143 51 41
2008-03-11 141 58 43
2008-03-10 138 66 47
2008-03-03 115 65 49
2008-02-25 90 51 39
2008-02-17 61 45 37

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

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9954
Subject : iwl3945: not only it periodically dies, it also BUG()s
Submitter : Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-05 22:44 (38 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/5/453
Handled-By : Chatre, Reinette <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9958
Subject : parisc compile error
Submitter : Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-08 01:12 (35 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/7/572
Handled-By : Kyle McMartin <kyle@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9962
Subject : mount: could not find filesystem
Submitter : Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-12 14:34 (31 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/12/91
Handled-By : Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>
Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9976
Subject : BUG: 2.6.25-rc1: iptables postrouting setup causes oops
Submitter : Ben Nizette <bn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-12 12:46 (31 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/12/148
Handled-By : Haavard Skinnemoen <hskinnemoen@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9978
Subject : 2.6.25-rc1: volanoMark 45% regression
Submitter : Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-13 10:30 (30 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/13/128
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/12/52
Handled-By : Srivatsa Vaddagiri <vatsa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Balbir Singh <balbir@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9980
Subject : 2.6.25-rc1 on Sun Ultra 40- HPET clocksource which causes it to hang
Submitter : Jasper Bryant-Greene <jasper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-13 12:25 (30 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/13/181
Handled-By : Yinghai Lu <Yinghai.Lu@xxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9983
Subject : PROBLEM: 2.6.25-rc1-git2 freezes when accessing external USB hard disk (ehci-hcd)
Submitter : Linas Žvirblis <0x0007@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-13 22:38 (30 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/13/566

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9984
Subject : problem with starting 2.6.25-rc1 and latest git
Submitter : Mariusz Kozlowski <m.kozlowski@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-13 23:16 (30 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/13/587

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9995
Subject : 2.6.25-rc1 regression - backlight controlls do not work - ThinkPad T61
Submitter : Lukas Hejtmanek <xhejtman@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-15 04:51 (28 days old)
Handled-By : Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10011
Subject : The computer is blocked when X is started - unless max_cstate=2 - Acer Travelmate 4001 Lmi
Submitter : François Valenduc <francois.valenduc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-17 06:28 (26 days old)
Handled-By : Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10016
Subject : cobalt_btns.c <-> struct platform_device compile error
Submitter : Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-17 12:12 (26 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/17/293

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10017
Subject : cdev removal broke cobalt_btns.c compilation
Submitter : Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-17 12:14 (26 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/17/295

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10025
Subject : Current git very broken on the Dreamcast
Submitter : Adrian McMenamin <adrian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-16 19:38 (27 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/16/196
Handled-By : Kristoffer Ericson <kristoffer.ericson@xxxxxxxxx>
Magnus Damm <magnus.damm@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10027
Subject : 2.6.25-rc[12] Video4Linux Bttv Regression
Submitter : Bongani Hlope <bonganilinux@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-17 09:36 (26 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/17/55
Handled-By : Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10033
Subject : mips yosemite_defconfig compile error
Submitter : Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-17 16:45 (26 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/17/383

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10041
Subject : 2.6.25-rc1/2 regression: first-time login into gnome fails
Submitter : Romano Giannetti <romanol@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-18 11:56 (25 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/18/145
Handled-By : Ray Lee <ray-lk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10051
Subject : Spurious messages at boot, eventually hangs the usb subsustem
Submitter : Jean-Luc Coulon <jean.luc.coulon@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-20 09:10 (23 days old)

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10061
Subject : Hang in md5_resync
Submitter : Steinar H. Gunderson <sgunderson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-21 13:13 (22 days old)

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10065
Subject : 2.6.25-rc2 regression - hang on suspend
Submitter : Soeren Sonnenburg <kernel@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-19 12:59 (24 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/19/165
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/17/381
Handled-By : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10067
Subject : TUNER_TDA8290=y, VIDEO_DEV=n build error
Submitter : Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-22 10:36 (21 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/19/262

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10082
Subject : [BUG] 2.6.25-rc2-git4 - Regression Kernel oops while running kernbench and tbench on powerpc
Submitter : Kamalesh Babulal <kamalesh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-20 16:01 (23 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/20/218
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/1/18/71

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10084
Subject : 2.6.25-rc2-git4 BUG: sysfs_readdir
Submitter : Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-21 17:25 (22 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/21/212
Handled-By : Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10086
Subject : 2.6.25-rc2 + smartd = hang
Submitter : Anders Eriksson <aeriksson@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-22 17:51 (21 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/22/239
Handled-By : Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10093
Subject : 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot unless CONFIG_CPU_IDLE=n - Apple
Submitter : Soeren Sonnenburg <kernel@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-23 18:55 (20 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/23/263
http://marc.info/?l=linux-acpi&m=120387537018467&w=4
Handled-By : Pallipadi, Venkatesh <venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10097
Subject : SMP BUG in __nf_conntrack_find
Submitter : Christian Casteyde <casteyde.christian@xxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-25 10:44 (18 days old)

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10117
Subject : 2.6.25-current-git hangs on boot (pci=nommconf helps)
Submitter : Soeren Sonnenburg <kernel@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-23 18:55 (20 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/23/263

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10133
Subject : INFO: possible circular locking in the resume
Submitter : Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-27 (16 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/26/479
Handled-By : Gautham R Shenoy <ego@xxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10146
Subject : 2.6.25-rc: complete lockup on boot/start of X (bisected)
Submitter : Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-02 20:00 (12 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/2/91
Handled-By : Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10152
Subject : Clocksource tsc is always unstable with 2.6.25-* kernels and CONFIG_NO_HZ=y on my box
Submitter : Gabriel C <nix.or.die@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-24 01:31 (19 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/23/380
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/24/281
Handled-By : Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10156
Subject : KVM & Qemu crashed with infinite recursive kernel loop in the guest
Submitter : Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-28 11:25 (15 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/28/106

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10164
Subject : ntfs build failure on no-mmu
Submitter : Mike Frysinger <vapier.adi@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-03 11:05 (11 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/1/179

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10172
Subject : INFO: inconsistent lock state
Submitter : Zdenek Kabelac <zdenek.kabelac@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-05 03:26 (9 days old)

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10190
Subject : [BUG] Linux-2.6.25-rc4 (and also in rc3) Compile Error
Submitter : Tarkan Erimer <tarkan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-05 05:01 (9 days old)
References : http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0803.0/1867.html

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10207
Subject : INFO: task mount:11202 blocked for more than 120 seconds
Submitter : Christian Kujau <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-07 21:32 (7 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/7/308
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/9/186
Handled-By : David Chinner <dgc@xxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10211
Subject : build #408 issue for v2.6.25-rc4-56-gd7fe321 in cx2341x_ctrl_get_menu
Submitter : Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-07 13:48 (7 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/7/168

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10232
Subject : intel mtrr fixups apparently broke display and e1000 probe
Submitter : Stephen Gran <steve@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-12 08:37 (2 days old)

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10234
Subject : [regression] pciehp hang on hp ia64 rx6600
Submitter : Alex Chiang <achiang@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-12 00:47 (2 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/12/31
Handled-By : Mark Lord <mlord@xxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10235
Subject : [Regression: 2.6.25-rc5: Blank Screen: Intel 945]
Submitter : Justin Madru <jdm64@xxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-12 12:02 (2 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/12/290
Handled-By : Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10238
Subject : netconsole still hangs
Submitter : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-12 23:14 (2 days old)
References : http://marc.info/?t=120536379200004&r=1&w=2
Handled-By : David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Regressionn with patches
------------------------

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9969
Subject : 2.6.24-git15 Keyboard Issue?
Submitter : Chris Holvenstot <cholvenstot@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-06 14:02 (37 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/6/100
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/13/82
Handled-By : Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/15/343

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10013
Subject : tbench regression in 2.6.25-rc1
Submitter : Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-15 02:52 (28 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/14/546
Handled-By : Eric Dumazet <dada1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Zhang Yanmin <yanmin.zhang@xxxxxxxxx
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/18/66
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/18/117
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/20/83

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10153
Subject : (regression) kernel/timeconst.h bugs with HZ=128
Submitter : David Brownell <david-b@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-02-26 19:32 (17 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/2/26/294
Handled-By : H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=15114&action=view
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=15115&action=view

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10186
Subject : SCSI_AIC94XX must depend on SCSI
Submitter : Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@xxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-06 19:09 (8 days old)
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120483073617232&w=2
Handled-By : Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=120483499725928&w=2

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10210
Subject : [Regression] 2.6.25-rc4-git3: Handling of audio CDs broken on pata_ali
Submitter : Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@xxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-08 22:46 (6 days old)
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/8/123
Handled-By : Tejun Heo <htejun@xxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/3/10/69

Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10229
Subject : revert "ACPI: thermal fixup"
Submitter : Andrea Arcangeli <andrea@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date : 2008-03-10 18:50 (4 days old)
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits&m=120525801028947&w=2
Handled-By : Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-mm-commits&m=120525801028947&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 2.6.24,
unresolved as well as resolved, at:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9832

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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