Bug#624268: [squeeze] include important changes from 2.6.32.39
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 01:35:06AM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 06:17:08PM -0600, dann frazier wrote: [...] 6f396d4a x86, cpu: Fix regression in AMD errata checking code fixes hangs on some K8 systems I believe this is a fixup for these: [...] d4274252 x86, AMD: Set ARAT feature on AMD processors 7a3b25c0 x86, cpu: Clean up AMD erratum 400 workaround bba4804e x86, cpu: AMD errata checking framework These avoid switching to HPET timers in deep C states on AMD CPUs. Though obviously an improvement, I'm not really sure what makes these candidates for stable - unless people have been seeing hangs w/ the broadcast timer code on AMD systems? I'm dubious about the value of these quite large changes, as you may have seen in discussion on stable-review. Given that no-one was able to explain what bug is fixed, and there is a functional change hidden in the 'cleanup' patch which again no-one was able to explain, I would favour reverting these. +1 - I've got them reverted in my local tree, will commit after some testing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110428001622.gc3...@dannf.org
Bug#624268: [squeeze] include important changes from 2.6.32.39
Source: linux-2.6 Version: 2.6.32-33 Severity: important 2.6.32.39 seems to apply/build fine w/o any ABI changes - here's a brief review of the changes w/ a squeeze bias: dcef84f1 net: fix rds_iovec page count overflow CVE-2010-3865 (we've had a fix since 2.6.32-31) c4f6afb9 net: ax25: fix information leak to userland harder follow up fix for CVE-2010-3875 6f396d4a x86, cpu: Fix regression in AMD errata checking code fixes hangs on some K8 systems 5d7a20b5 USB: xhci - fix math in xhci_get_endpoint_interval() Improves spec compliance; I suspect this translates into more reliable behavior for any USB 3.0 users. 53d5fa19 USB: xhci - fix unsafe macro definitions What it says on the tin b90adfeb USB: fix formatting of SuperSpeed endpoints in /proc/bus/usb/devices /proc/bus/usb/devices is deprecated, and we don't mount it by default, but this should improve the output for anyone who does use it.. a572af68 USB: EHCI: unlink unused QHs when the controller is stopped fixes an issue w/ EHCI failover... which I didn't even know existed d86dbfba proc: do proper range check on readdir offset 67e022f3 next_pidmap: fix overflow condition CVE-2011-1593 3aed738e USB: option: Added support for Samsung GT-B3730/GT-B3710 LTE USB modem. 3cd02e97 USB: option: Add new ONDA vendor id and product id for ONDA MT825UP fbf2ed35 USB: ftdi_sio: add ids for Hameg HO720 and HO730 2233c6ee USB: ftdi_sio: add PID for OCT DK201 docking station 6a1c23da USB: ftdi_sio: Added IDs for CTI USB Serial Devices yay new hardware! 8835b61c x86, amd: Disable GartTlbWlkErr when BIOS forgets it avoids random reboots d4274252 x86, AMD: Set ARAT feature on AMD processors 7a3b25c0 x86, cpu: Clean up AMD erratum 400 workaround bba4804e x86, cpu: AMD errata checking framework These avoid switching to HPET timers in deep C states on AMD CPUs. Though obviously an improvement, I'm not really sure what makes these candidates for stable - unless people have been seeing hangs w/ the broadcast timer code on AMD systems? 4f4f117c UBIFS: fix oops when R/O file-system is fsync'ed looks good 286ef426 MAINTAINERS: update STABLE BRANCH info documentation change only e9f20dc7 ramfs: fix memleak on no-mmu arch We don't build any no-mmu kernels ad18f970 mca.c: Fix cast from integer to pointer warning e0ab4946 tioca: Fix assignment from incompatible pointer warnings Just fixes compiler warnings? Seem odd for stable, but correct. 17ebcafe x86: Fix a bogus unwind annotation in lib/semaphore_32.S Not sure what the end user value is here... better kernel backtracing? dd12cd10 NET: cdc-phonet, handle empty phonet header improved hardware support 6b29cc2f UBIFS: restrict world-writable debugfs files 55d39791 video: sn9c102: world-wirtable sysfs files security improvements b6502c56 cifs: always do is_path_accessible check in cifs_mount fixes a BUG() -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110427001708.gf11...@dannf.org
Bug#624268: [squeeze] include important changes from 2.6.32.39
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 06:17:08PM -0600, dann frazier wrote: [...] 6f396d4a x86, cpu: Fix regression in AMD errata checking code fixes hangs on some K8 systems I believe this is a fixup for these: [...] d4274252 x86, AMD: Set ARAT feature on AMD processors 7a3b25c0 x86, cpu: Clean up AMD erratum 400 workaround bba4804e x86, cpu: AMD errata checking framework These avoid switching to HPET timers in deep C states on AMD CPUs. Though obviously an improvement, I'm not really sure what makes these candidates for stable - unless people have been seeing hangs w/ the broadcast timer code on AMD systems? I'm dubious about the value of these quite large changes, as you may have seen in discussion on stable-review. Given that no-one was able to explain what bug is fixed, and there is a functional change hidden in the 'cleanup' patch which again no-one was able to explain, I would favour reverting these. 17ebcafe x86: Fix a bogus unwind annotation in lib/semaphore_32.S Not sure what the end user value is here... better kernel backtracing? [...] I have no idea either. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. - Albert Camus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-kernel-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20110427003506.gd2...@decadent.org.uk
