2.6.36-rc6-git2: Reported regressions from 2.6.35

2.6.36-rc6-git2: Reported regressions from 2.6.35

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.35,
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 2.6.35, 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
  ----------------------------------------
  2010-10-03       52       16          14
  2010-09-26       46       15          13
  2010-09-20       38       15          15
  2010-09-12       28       14          13
  2010-08-30       21       16          15


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

Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19642
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6 BUG at drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:1113
Submitter	: George Spelvin <linux@horizon.com>
Date		: 2010-09-30 21:10 (4 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100930211006.27449.qmail@science.horizon.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128588102620299&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19632
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6: modprobe Not tainted warning
Submitter	: Heinz Diehl <htd@fritha.org>
Date		: 2010-09-30 18:25 (4 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100930182516.GA15089@fritha.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128587114004680&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19392
Subject		: WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c:3475 ath5k_bss_info_changed+0x44/0x168 [ath5k]()
Submitter	: Justin Mattock <justinmattock@gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-09-28 22:30 (6 days old)
Message-ID	: <AANLkTim5WCGKPvEkOkO_YnMF9pg8mvLfQoFBNUFpfa_k@mail.gmail.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128571307018635&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19372
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6: WARNING: at drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c:235 radeon_fence_wait+0x35a/0x3c0
Submitter	: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-09-29 21:29 (5 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100929212923.GA5578@core2.telecom.by>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128579579400315&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19142
Subject		: Screen flickers when switching from the console to X
Submitter	: Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@altlinux.org>
Date		: 2010-09-27 12:05 (7 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19072
Subject		: [2.6.36-rc regression] occasional complete system hangs on sparc64 SMP
Submitter	: Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@it.uu.se>
Date		: 2010-09-23 17:02 (11 days old)
Message-ID	: <19611.34846.813757.309183@pilspetsen.it.uu.se>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128526136531048&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19062
Subject		: Dirtiable inode bdi default != sb bdi btrfs
Submitter	: Cesar Eduardo Barros <cesarb@cesarb.net>
Date		: 2010-09-23 0:54 (11 days old)
Message-ID	: <<4C9AA546.6050201@cesarb.net>>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128520328929595&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19052
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc5-git1 -- [drm:i915_report_and_clear_eir] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking
Submitter	: Miles Lane <miles.lane@gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-09-22 23:47 (12 days old)
Message-ID	: <AANLkTikWQjUQjFJU9MO1+XbSLAEE-GARz+S+Dz2Fgu4h@mail.gmail.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128519926626322&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19002
Subject		: Radeon rv730 AGP/KMS/DRM kernel lockup
Submitter	: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
Date		: 2010-09-23 16:48 (11 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17361
Subject		: Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP in jbd2_journal_get_write_access
Submitter	: Christian Casteyde <casteyde.christian@free.fr>
Date		: 2010-08-29 19:59 (36 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17121
Subject		: Two blank rectangles more than 10 cm long when booting
Submitter	: Eric Valette <eric.valette@free.fr>
Date		: 2010-08-26 17:24 (39 days old)


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17061
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc1 on zaurus: bluetooth regression
Submitter	: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Date		: 2010-08-21 15:24 (44 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100821152445.GA1536@ucw.cz>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128240433828087&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16971
Subject		: qla4xxx compile failure on 32-bit PowerPC: missing readq and writeq
Submitter	: Meelis Roos <mroos@linux.ee>
Date		: 2010-08-19 21:03 (46 days old)
Message-ID	: <alpine.SOC.1.00.1008192359310.19654@math.ut.ee>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128225184900892&w=2


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16951
Subject		: hackbench regression with 2.6.36-rc1
Submitter	: Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang@linux.intel.com>
Date		: 2010-08-18 6:18 (47 days old)
Message-ID	: <1282112318.21202.8.camel@ymzhang.sh.intel.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128211235904910&w=2


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

Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18742
Subject		: PROBLEM: Kernel panic on 2.6.36-rc4 when loading intel_ips on Core i3 laptop
Submitter	: infernix <infernix@infernix.net>
Date		: 2010-09-15 14:35 (19 days old)
Message-ID	: <4C90D998.6050103@infernix.net>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128456187928496&w=2
Handled-By	: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@virtuousgeek.org>
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=31112


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17722
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc3: WARNING: at net/mac80211/scan.c:269 ieee80211_scan_completed
Submitter	: Thomas Meyer <thomas@m3y3r.de>
Date		: 2010-08-31 20:14 (34 days old)
Message-ID	: <201008312214.52473.thomas@m3y3r.de>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128328580504227&w=2
		  http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg140769.html
Handled-By	: Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=31671


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 2.6.35,
unresolved as well as resolved, at:

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16444

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

Thanks!

[Bug #16951] hackbench regression with 2.6.36-rc1

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16951
Subject		: hackbench regression with 2.6.36-rc1
Submitter	: Zhang, Yanmin <yanmin_zhang-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
Date		: 2010-08-18 6:18 (47 days old)
Message-ID	: <1282112318.21202.8.camel-sz7BYL/Y5Hu/P+R7jlPCFVaTQe2KTcn/@public.gmane.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128211235904910&w=2

[Bug #17061] 2.6.36-rc1 on zaurus: bluetooth regression

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17061
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc1 on zaurus: bluetooth regression
Submitter	: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Date		: 2010-08-21 15:24 (44 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100821152445.GA1536@ucw.cz>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128240433828087&w=2

[Bug #18742] PROBLEM: Kernel panic on 2.6.36-rc4 when loading intel_ips on Core i3 laptop

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18742
Subject		: PROBLEM: Kernel panic on 2.6.36-rc4 when loading intel_ips on Core i3 laptop
Submitter	: infernix <infernix-ZHiucA87ovfk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
Date		: 2010-09-15 14:35 (19 days old)
Message-ID	: <4C90D998.6050103-ZHiucA87ovfk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128456187928496&w=2
Handled-By	: Jesse Barnes <jbarnes-Y1mF5jBUw70BENJcbMCuUQ@public.gmane.org>
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=31112

[Bug #17361] Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP in jbd2_journal_get_write_access

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17361
Subject		: Watchdog detected hard LOCKUP in jbd2_journal_get_write_access
Submitter	: Christian Casteyde <casteyde.christian@free.fr>
Date		: 2010-08-29 19:59 (36 days old)

[Bug #17121] Two blank rectangles more than 10 cm long when booting

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17121
Subject		: Two blank rectangles more than 10 cm long when booting
Submitter	: Eric Valette <eric.valette-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
Date		: 2010-08-26 17:24 (39 days old)

Re: [Bug #17121] Two blank rectangles more than 10 cm long when booting

[Eric Valette]

On 03/10/2010 23:19, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
> of recent regressions.
>
> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
> know (either way).
>
>
> Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17121
> Subject		: Two blank rectangles more than 10 cm long when booting
> Submitter	: Eric Valette<eric.valette-GANU6spQydw@public.gmane.org>
> Date		: 2010-08-26 17:24 (39 days old)
>
>


2.6.36-rc6-git2 ! still there.

--eric

[Bug #16971] qla4xxx compile failure on 32-bit PowerPC: missing readq and writeq

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16971
Subject		: qla4xxx compile failure on 32-bit PowerPC: missing readq and writeq
Submitter	: Meelis Roos <mroos-Y27EyoLml9s@public.gmane.org>
Date		: 2010-08-19 21:03 (46 days old)
Message-ID	: <alpine.SOC.1.00.1008192359310.19654-ptEonEWSGqKptlylMvRsHA@public.gmane.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128225184900892&w=2

[Bug #17722] 2.6.36-rc3: WARNING: at net/mac80211/scan.c:269 ieee80211_scan_completed

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=17722
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc3: WARNING: at net/mac80211/scan.c:269 ieee80211_scan_completed
Submitter	: Thomas Meyer <thomas@m3y3r.de>
Date		: 2010-08-31 20:14 (34 days old)
Message-ID	: <201008312214.52473.thomas@m3y3r.de>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128328580504227&w=2
		  http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg140769.html
Handled-By	: Florian Mickler <florian@mickler.org>
Patch		: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=31671

[Bug #19002] Radeon rv730 AGP/KMS/DRM kernel lockup

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19002
Subject		: Radeon rv730 AGP/KMS/DRM kernel lockup
Submitter	: Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@cox.net>
Date		: 2010-09-23 16:48 (11 days old)

[Bug #19062] Dirtiable inode bdi default != sb bdi btrfs

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19062
Subject		: Dirtiable inode bdi default != sb bdi btrfs
Submitter	: Cesar Eduardo Barros <cesarb@cesarb.net>
Date		: 2010-09-23 0:54 (11 days old)
Message-ID	: <<4C9AA546.6050201@cesarb.net>>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128520328929595&w=2

[Bug #19072] [2.6.36-rc regression] occasional complete system hangs on sparc64 SMP

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19072
Subject		: [2.6.36-rc regression] occasional complete system hangs on sparc64 SMP
Submitter	: Mikael Pettersson <mikpe-1zs4UD6AkMk@public.gmane.org>
Date		: 2010-09-23 17:02 (11 days old)
Message-ID	: <19611.34846.813757.309183-tgku4HJDRZih8lFjZTKsyTAV6s6igYVG@public.gmane.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128526136531048&w=2

[Bug #19052] 2.6.36-rc5-git1 -- [drm:i915_report_and_clear_eir] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19052
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc5-git1 -- [drm:i915_report_and_clear_eir] *ERROR* EIR stuck: 0x00000010, masking
Submitter	: Miles Lane <miles.lane@gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-09-22 23:47 (12 days old)
Message-ID	: <AANLkTikWQjUQjFJU9MO1+XbSLAEE-GARz+S+Dz2Fgu4h@mail.gmail.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128519926626322&w=2

[Bug #19392] WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c:3475 ath5k_bss_info_changed+0x44/0x168 [ath5k]()

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19392
Subject		: WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c:3475 ath5k_bss_info_changed+0x44/0x168 [ath5k]()
Submitter	: Justin Mattock <justinmattock@gmail.com>
Date		: 2010-09-28 22:30 (6 days old)
Message-ID	: <AANLkTim5WCGKPvEkOkO_YnMF9pg8mvLfQoFBNUFpfa_k@mail.gmail.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128571307018635&w=2

[Bug #19372] 2.6.36-rc6: WARNING: at drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c:235 radeon_fence_wait+0x35a/0x3c0

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19372
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6: WARNING: at drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/radeon_fence.c:235 radeon_fence_wait+0x35a/0x3c0
Submitter	: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
Date		: 2010-09-29 21:29 (5 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100929212923.GA5578-y0M6fkzdUYllgR+Ck+lCww@public.gmane.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128579579400315&w=2

[Bug #19142] Screen flickers when switching from the console to X

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

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The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
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know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19142
Subject		: Screen flickers when switching from the console to X
Submitter	: Andrey Rahmatullin <wrar@altlinux.org>
Date		: 2010-09-27 12:05 (7 days old)

[Bug #19632] 2.6.36-rc6: modprobe Not tainted warning

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

This message has been generated automatically as a part of a summary report
of recent regressions.

The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19632
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6: modprobe Not tainted warning
Submitter	: Heinz Diehl <htd@fritha.org>
Date		: 2010-09-30 18:25 (4 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100930182516.GA15089@fritha.org>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128587114004680&w=2

Re: [Bug #19632] 2.6.36-rc6: modprobe Not tainted warning

[Heinz Diehl]

On 04.10.2010, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: 

> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> from 2.6.35.  Please verify if it still should be listed and let the tracking team
> know (either way).
 
> Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19632
> Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6: modprobe Not tainted warning
> Submitter	: Heinz Diehl <htd-iEI8Y0CNJBYdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
> Date		: 2010-09-30 18:25 (4 days old)
> Message-ID	: <20100930182516.GA15089-iEI8Y0CNJBYdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org>
> References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128587114004680&w=2

This should still be listed, yes. It is also present in the latest rc from
git repository.

[Bug #19642] 2.6.36-rc6 BUG at drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:1113

[Rafael J. Wysocki]

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The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
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know (either way).


Bug-Entry	: http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19642
Subject		: 2.6.36-rc6 BUG at drivers/scsi/scsi_lib.c:1113
Submitter	: George Spelvin <linux@horizon.com>
Date		: 2010-09-30 21:10 (4 days old)
Message-ID	: <20100930211006.27449.qmail@science.horizon.com>
References	: http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=128588102620299&w=2