I also nominate this 2.10.1 release as an SRU for Hardy:

1) What it fixes:

* it fixes DDC support for Geode platforms with a CS5535 bridge.
* it introduces complete and final support for the OLPC XO-1.
* it fixes various non-critical bugs.

Secondarily, the updated Debian packaging ought to be imported as well,
as it cleans up several deficiencies of the deprecated packaging still
present in Hardy.

2) The impact on users:

* DDC probing will finally work as expected on GX2 platforms with a CS5535 
bridge.
* Users who wish to transition their OLPC from Debian to Ubuntu can finally do 
so.
* Several annoyances reported by users here and on other BTS will be solved.

The 2.10 branch of this driver doesn't introduce any regression that we
know of. Rather, it fixes regressions introduced in 2.9.0 instead.

3) How the bug was addressed in Intrepid:

* Automated synchronization from Debian/unstable.

4) A minimal patch to be applied to the stable version.

* I'm wondering if importing 2.10.1-3 directly into Hardy might be a
more sensible approach?

5) How to reproduce the bug:

* Launch X on GX2 hardware with a CS5535 bridge. See DDC probing fail
and X exit.

* Launch X on an OLPC. Notice that DCON support is missing, which breaks
OLPC-specific DPMS implementation.

6) How the patch may introduce a regression and its impact:

This new upstream is a bugfix release. We do not foresee any regression.

-- 
Please sync xserver-xorg-video-geode 2.10.1-3 (main) from Debian experimental 
(main).
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259036
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