2.6.39-rc7-git7: Reported regressions 2.6.37 -> 2.6.38

[NOTE:
This most likely is the last summary report of post-2.6.37 regressions
introduced during the 2.6.38 development cycle. Please let us know what
the current status of those bugs is, if possible, and thanks for all of
the reports, updates and fixes.]

This message contains a list of some post-2.6.37 regressions introduced before
2.6.38, 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-2.6.37 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
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2011-05-15 107 23 20
2011-04-30 105 29 28
2011-04-17 98 28 28
2011-03-27 88 26 26
2011-03-06 70 27 26
2011-02-21 51 18 17
2011-02-12 39 20 18
2011-02-03 19 11 7


Unresolved regressions
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Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id4992
Subject : Regression with ath5k, cannot find any wireless network
Submitter : Joshua Covington <joshuacov@googlemail.com>
Date : 2011-05-12 11:24 (3 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id3982
Subject : ath9k: regulatory: strange tx power limits
Submitter : Richard Schütz <r.schtz@t-online.de>
Date : 2011-04-26 18:37 (19 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id3882
Subject : rt2800pci bad performance in 2.6.38
Submitter : Ricardo Graça <r.jpg@iol.pt>
Date : 2011-04-23 14:35 (22 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id3852
Subject : Regression of AR2413 802.11bg in 2.6.38.4
Submitter : Boris Popov <popov.b@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-04-23 12:12 (22 days old)
First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/42c025f...1a0f4bcadf


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id3662
Subject : System hangs during X startup (kwin compositing?)
Submitter : Luke-Jr <luke-jr+linuxbugs@utopios.org>
Date : 2011-04-19 04:26 (26 days old)
First-Bad-Commit: http://git.kernel.org/linus/e8616b6...e3900b8616


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id2862
Subject : acer_wmi partially crashes ACPI/EC (Aspire 8930G)
Submitter : Hector Martin <hector@marcansoft.com>
Date : 2011-04-07 17:44 (38 days old)
Handled-By : Lee, Chun-Yi <jlee@novell.com>


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id2522
Subject : drm:i915_hangcheck_ring_idle after suspend/resume cycle
Submitter : <fhimpe@telenet.be>
Date : 2011-04-02 18:40 (43 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id2202
Subject : 2.6.38 hangs on boot until key is pressed
Submitter : Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko@ursulin.net>
Date : 2011-03-27 19:18 (49 days old)
Message-ID : <1301253485.2500.2.camel@deuteros>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0125411116558&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1922
Subject : ath5k: Decreased throughput in IBSS or 802.11n mode
Submitter : Jeff Cook <jeff@deserettechnology.com>
Date : 2011-03-26 20:06 (50 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1782
Subject : nouveau: lockdep spew
Submitter : Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Date : 2011-03-24 09:51 (52 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1572
Subject : BUG in vb_alloc() - firewire crash at boot
Submitter : Pavel Kysilka <goldenfish@linuxsoft.cz>
Date : 2011-03-21 12:40 (55 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1402
Subject : Diminished brightness at startup
Submitter : Guilherme Salazar <guilhermesalazar@ymail.com>
Date : 2011-03-18 16:29 (58 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1322
Subject : 2.6.38-rc echo 3 > /proc/sys/vm/drop_caches repairs mplayer distortions
Submitter : Hans de Bruin <jmdebruin@xmsnet.nl>
Date : 2011-03-14 21:34 (62 days old)
Message-ID : <4D7E89E7.3080505@xmsnet.nl>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0014181919827&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1012
Subject : WARNING: Perf: bad frame pointer = (null), 2.6.38-rc8
Submitter : Chuck Ebbert <cebbert@redhat.com>
Date : 2011-03-12 19:08 (64 days old)
Message-ID : <20110312140851.52420149@katamari>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m9995721014931&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id0992
Subject : 2.6.38-rc7: Some strange soft-lockup
Submitter : Dmitry Nezhevenko <dion@inhex.net>
Date : 2011-03-06 14:01 (70 days old)
Message-ID : <20110306140104.GA7700@laptop.local>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m9942161205739&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id)992
Subject : boot hang 2.6.37.1 regression w/ intel_idle and CONFIG_NO_HZ=n - asus p7p55d le
Submitter : De Ganseman Amaury <amaury.deganseman@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-02-27 10:38 (77 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id)672
Subject : [regression][ALSA][hda-conexant][2.6.38-rcX] external microphone sound too quiet
Submitter : Shawn Starr <shawn.starr@rogers.com>
Date : 2011-02-19 6:02 (85 days old)
Message-ID : <474630.25335.qm@smtp105.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m9809536502092&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id(522
Subject : Unable to mount FAT-formatted floppy on /dev/fd0, plus WARN_ON when using /dev/fd0u1440
Submitter : Alex Villacis Lasso <avillaci@ceibo.fiec.espol.edu.ec>
Date : 2011-02-07 17:21 (97 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id(452
Subject : 2.6.38-rc3 regression on parisc: segfaults
Submitter : Meelis Roos <mroos@linux.ee>
Date : 2011-02-01 22:00 (103 days old)
Message-ID : <alpine.SOC.1.00.1102012342200.25944@math.ut.ee>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m9659763426600&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id(422
Subject : kref and apparmor panic in 2.6.38-rc2.
Submitter : Tao Ma <tm@tao.ma>
Date : 2011-01-31 10:06 (104 days old)
Message-ID : <4D46899B.80302@tao.ma>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m9646840303149&w=2


Regressions with patches


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id4252
Subject : Unexpected behaviour when switching video cards with vga_switcheroo
Submitter : Igor Murzov <e-mail@date.by>
Date : 2011-05-02 22:39 (13 days old)
Handled-By : Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Patch : https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?idW582


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id2072
Subject : 2.6.38 Regression: Nvidia GeForce8400 + i915 = Crash on Boot
Submitter : simon@mungewell.org
Date : 2011-03-24 15:20 (52 days old)
Message-ID : <fe471c05897776b7c26b9fd2603e3b76.squirrel@host171.canaca.com>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0100955926434&w=2
Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-xfs&m0144519123809&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id1522
Subject : i915/kms regression after 2.6.38-rc8 (was: Re: Linux 2.6.38)
Submitter : Melchior FRANZ <melchior.franz@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-03-16 17:30 (60 days old)
Message-ID : <201103161830.52231@rk-nord.at>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0029706416659&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0409270332174&w=2
Patch : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/743162/


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 2.6.37 and 2.6.38, unresolved as well as resolved, at:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id'352

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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