3.0-rc6-git6: Reported regressions 2.6.38 -> 2.6.39

This message contains a list of some post-2.6.38 regressions introduced before
2.6.39, 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-2.6.38 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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2011-07-10 99 26 24
2011-06-27 94 25 23
2011-06-12 81 21 18
2011-05-15 50 12 11
2011-04-30 38 17 16
2011-04-17 17 11 10


Unresolved regressions
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Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id8842
Subject : panic in elv_completed_request on safe remove usb hard drive
Submitter : leniviy <basinilya@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-07-06 09:20 (5 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id8742
Subject : After hard power-off, btrfs cannot be recovered except booting 2.6.38 or below kernel
Submitter : Ryan Underwood <nemesis@icequake.net>
Date : 2011-07-03 18:57 (8 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id8572
Subject : New NFS: directory XXX contains a readdir loop seems to be triggered by well-behaving server
Submitter : Petr Vandrovec <petr@vandrovec.name>
Date : 2011-06-30 19:38 (11 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id8132
Subject : [Warning] 2.6.39.x latencytop
Submitter : Andrew Watts <akwatts@ymail.com>
Date : 2011-06-14 17:07 (27 days old)
Message-ID : <80098.5633.qm@web111013.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0807128506490&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id8102
Subject : BUG kmalloc-2048: Poison overwritten
Submitter : Alexey Zaytsev <alexey.zaytsev@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-06-23 17:33 (18 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7772
Subject : Sometimes, sound disappears and doesn't want to idle.
Submitter : <merkil@savhon.org>
Date : 2011-06-17 22:06 (24 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7752
Subject : Kernel Panic in drm_vblank_put+0x13/0x50 on P4 HT machine with 82915G/GV/910GL Integrated Graphics Controller
Submitter : Martin Rogge <marogge@onlinehome.de>
Date : 2011-06-17 13:02 (24 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7712
Subject : reboot / "shutdown -r now" hangs ; works fine on 2.6.38.7-1
Submitter : Dave Hooper <dave@beermex.com>
Date : 2011-06-16 20:50 (25 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7692
Subject : Linux 2.6.39.x fails to boot - unable to mount root fs
Submitter : Dan Dart <dandart@googlemail.com>
Date : 2011-06-16 18:55 (25 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7622
Subject : Poor wireless performance with Intel 4965AGN with iwl-legacy/iwl4965
Submitter : <MDstr_1@hotmail.com>
Date : 2011-06-16 11:22 (25 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7472
Subject : Lenovo U160 (i915 black screen)
Submitter : Robse <rob-se@live.de>
Date : 2011-06-14 15:17 (27 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7322
Subject : high load, unresponsive system spinning in rcu_kthread
Submitter : Ferenc Wágner <wferi@niif.hu>
Date : 2011-06-12 14:53 (29 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7312
Subject : Intel 5100 wifi stopped working with 2.6.39.1
Submitter : Thibault Dory <dory.thibault@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-06-12 12:43 (29 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7292
Subject : kernel BUG at fs/ecryptfs/read_write.c:47!
Submitter : <rems14@lestoutous.com>
Date : 2011-06-12 10:25 (29 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id7042
Subject : linux 3.0.0-rc2 libata-eh.c:4018 ata_scsi_port_error_handler+0x80/0x53d on s2disk
Submitter : Alex Zhavnerchik <alex.vizor@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-06-09 08:22 (32 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id6952
Subject : [2.6.39] CIFS write failures where 2.6.38 works
Submitter : Helge Hafting <helge.hafting@hist.no>
Date : 2011-06-01 10:11 (40 days old)
Message-ID : <4DE6103E.6010100@hist.no>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0692387613423&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id6392
Subject : 2.6.39, 3.0-rc2 Intel DRI Regression: Black Screen after trying to play video
Submitter : Dennis Jansen <dennis.jansen@web.de>
Date : 2011-06-01 04:41 (40 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id6332
Subject : Intel gpu turns external monitor off when X starts
Submitter : rocko <rockorequin@hotmail.com>
Date : 2011-05-31 02:53 (41 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id6182
Subject : Erroneous package power limit notification since kernel 2.6.39
Submitter : Olaf Freyer <aaron667@gmx.net>
Date : 2011-05-22 13:01 (50 days old)
Message-ID : <4DD9092A.4080507@gmx.net>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0606930631131&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id5922
Subject : SND_USB_AUDIO recording device not initializing correctly
Submitter : <bjoern.online@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-05-26 10:30 (46 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id5662
Subject : softlockup with kernel 2.6.39
Submitter : Hussam Al-Tayeb <ht990332@gmail.com>
Date : 2011-05-23 08:13 (49 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id5242
Subject : NULL pointer dereference in intel_sdvo_write_cmd (was Black screen after boot)
Submitter : Ko Mi <chaostya.test@hotmail.com>
Date : 2011-05-17 10:27 (55 days old)


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id5142
Subject : 2.6.39-rc7-git1 boot error message (no crash)
Submitter : werner <w.landgraf@ru.ru>
Date : 2011-05-11 4:58 (61 days old)
Message-ID : <web-520830057@zbackend1.aha.ru>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0512952706444&w=2


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id4942
Subject : [Bug] Kdump does not work when panic triggered due to MCE
Submitter : K.Prasad <prasad@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date : 2011-05-06 16:54 (66 days old)
Message-ID : <20110506165412.GB2719@in.ibm.com>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0470087226270&w=2


Regressions with patches


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id5642
Subject : On resume, I sometimes get a kernel oops with led_trigger_unregister_simple
Submitter : Sven-Hendrik Haase <sh@lutzhaase.com>
Date : 2011-05-23 00:15 (49 days old)
Patch : https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/927582/
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/927612/


Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id3242
Subject : Lockdep splat in autofs with 2.6.39-rc2
Submitter : Nick Bowler <nbowler@elliptictech.com>
Date : 2011-04-07 19:44 (95 days old)
Message-ID : <20110407194403.GA29404@elliptictech.com>
References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0220545614682&w=2
Patch : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m0342115008659&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 introduced
between 2.6.38 and 2.6.39, unresolved as well as resolved, at:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id2012

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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