The issue is no longer reproducible with a current trusty kernel in my current configuration (3.12.0-7-generic, with an SSD - I think this bug report may have been from before I installed the SSD). So there doesn't seem to be any point in testing further upstream kernels.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1117499 Title: killall -9 firefox fails to work in raring To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1117499/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs