2.6.21: known regressions with patches (for -stable team)

Michal Piotrowski
2007-05-02T12:10:16Z

Hi all,

Here is a list of known regressions with patches available.

Feel free to add new regressions/remove fixed etc.
http://kernelnewbies.org/known_regressions

Subject : 2.6.21: longhaul freq-scaling broken
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/1/260
Submitter : Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>
Patch : http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davej/cpufreq.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=07844252ffd81ec192a62014bada1016c9703765
Status : patch available

Subject : Kernel hang at "kernel: switched to high resolution mode on cpu 0" when
either/both of CONFIG_NO_HZ, CONFIG_HIGH_RES_TIMERS is used
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/30/464
Submitter : Mark Lord <lkml@rtr.ca>
Handled-By : Daniel Walker <dwalker@mvista.com>
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/13/190
Status : patch was suggested

Subject : ACPI related kernel panic
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/30/193
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8385
Submitter : Sebastian Kemper <sebastian_ml@gmx.net>
Patches : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=11331&action=view
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=11332&action=view
Status : patches was suggested

Subject : sis900 oops in 2.6.21.1 after bringing up the network
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/29/138
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/29/151
Patch : http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=dc5a144991ba803bc8afded105c9db1dea0e57ab
Submitter : Brett Ryland <nappers@gmail.com>
Status : patch available

Subject : reiserfs -- circular locking
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/26/648
Submitter : David Brownell < david-b@pacbell.net >
Handled-By : Jeff Mahoney < jeffm@suse.com >
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/27/332
Status : patch available

Subject : Oops when changing USB DVB-T adapter
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/3/9/212
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/5/154
Submitter : CIJOML <cijoml@volny.cz>
Handled-By : Markus Rechberger < markus.rechberger@amd.com >
Status : patches available

Subject : snd_intel8x0: divide error: 0000
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/3/5/252
Submitter : Michal Piotrowski < michal.k.k.piotrowski@gmail.com >
Handled-By : Takashi Iwai < tiwai@suse.de >
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/20/117
Status : patch available

Subject : qla2xxx driver no longer works
References : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/16/49
http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/20/224
Submitter : David Miller < davem@davemloft.net >
Robert Peterson < rpeterso@redhat.com >
Handled-By : David Miller < davem@davemloft.net >
Patch : http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/4/16/234
Status : patch was suggested

Regards,
Michal

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Michal K. K. Piotrowski
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